Pleasant Valley Recreation Center
Pleasant Valley Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 813 m. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 16.7 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 1 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 6 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
- Brenneman Hill: 2.2 mi
- Blossom Hill: 2.7 mi
- Beaver Hill: 3.3 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 4.7 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 9.8 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 10.2 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- New Germany State Park: 7.0 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 7.1 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 9.2 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 6.0 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 6.5 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 10.0 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 11.4 mi
- Springs Museum: 12.5 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 14.2 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 14.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 3.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 6.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 7.0 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 10.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 17.0 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 11.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 11.0 mi
- Frankville: 5.9 mi
- Kendall: 11.0 mi
- Blooming Rose: 12.8 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 15.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 23.3 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.6 mi
- Art: 17.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 16.2 mi
- Mountain View: 21.9 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Pleasant Valley Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | S 188° | 984 m | 9.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 194° | 953 m | 10.7 mi |
| Marsh Hill | W 262° | 948 m | 7.4 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | SW 230° | 916 m | 10.1 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SW 235° | 915 m | 6.3 mi |
| Zehner Hill | N 7° | 914 m | 10.6 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | E 100° | 913 m | 7.3 mi |
| High Rock | E 101° | 910 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander28 obs
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander26 obs
- Eastern Newt26 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander25 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth25 obs
- Monarch24 obs
- Ring-necked Snake23 obs
- blue cohosh21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/375563131
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 6 mi
- Grantsville · 10 mi
- Kingwood · 25 mi
- Ohiopyle · 25 mi
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