Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 801 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolate Drop Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 801 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 2.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 17.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 9 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 20 mi
- Point Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grantsville Town Park: 6.8 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 6.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 7.1 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 7.3 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Chocolate Drop Hill: 0.6 mi
- Wagner Hill: 2.2 mi
- Resh Hill: 3.3 mi
- The Dunghill: 3.4 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.8 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 5.1 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 7.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 7.7 mi
- New Germany State Park: 8.0 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.0 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 10.2 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 6.7 mi
- Springs Museum: 8.3 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 17.3 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 18.4 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 3.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 8.8 mi
- eroded outcropping: 12.7 mi
- Flatrock: 17.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 13.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 13.9 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 18.5 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 9.5 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 16.4 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 16.5 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 24.6 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 1.4 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
- Watering Trough: 24.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.0 mi
- Art: 18.7 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 20.6 mi
- Kendall: 7.9 mi
- Blooming Rose: 8.8 mi
- Frankville: 12.9 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Mountain View: 22.4 mi
- Baughman Spring: 10.6 mi
- Paterson Spring: 22.6 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | NNE 31° | 979 m | 10.0 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | NNE 31° | 961 m | 10.6 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SSW 213° | 948 m | 9.3 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNE 23° | 936 m | 9.6 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SSW 196° | 915 m | 10.8 mi |
| Zehner Hill | NE 44° | 914 m | 5.2 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SSE 151° | 904 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ringer Hill | NE 38° | 903 m | 6.6 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 | 20:49 |
| 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 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241458
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