Bells Hill
Bells Hill rises to 341 m in Maryland. Dans Rock stands 883 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyer Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 341 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 12.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 5 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glendale Area Park: 4.8 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 7.3 mi
- Green Spring Park: 8.6 mi
- Paw Paw Town Park: 9.4 mi
- Constitution Park: 10.3 mi
- Boyer Knob: 1.1 mi
- Betsy Knob: 3.1 mi
- Toms Hill: 3.1 mi
- Polish Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 1.6 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 1.9 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.5 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 3.3 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 3.8 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 7.4 mi
- Allegany Museum: 11.4 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 11.4 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 11.6 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 9.5 mi
- Steam Pump: 10.4 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 11.1 mi
- National Road Monument: 11.4 mi
- Prospect Rock: 15.1 mi
- Dawson Spring: 13.7 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 15.8 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.9 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 17.2 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 22.7 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Mountain View: 16.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 16.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.0 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 21.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 21.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.2 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 19.3 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 22.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 15.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 15.4 mi
- River Beach: 16.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.9 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 17.4 mi
- Art: 19.7 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Bells Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans Rock | WSW 258° | 883 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wolf Rock | WSW 255° | 832 m | 20.2 mi |
| Savage Mountain | NNW 330° | 813 m | 19.7 mi |
| Martin Hill | N 1° | 808 m | 13.9 mi |
| High Point | SE 141° | 789 m | 17.4 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NW 306° | 782 m | 18.3 mi |
| Loar Hill | W 267° | 771 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 323° | 762 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 583149 — Bells Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358238146
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 20 mi
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