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Bishop Hill

Bishop Hill, a peak in Maryland
Bishop Hill, a peak in MarylandNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Bishop Hill, a peak in Maryland
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Bishop Hill, a peak in Maryland
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Bishop Hill rises to 835 m in Maryland. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gap Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31598574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
835 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.59226, -79.40474

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 13
  • Mountain Coaster: 3.5 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.7 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.7 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 15.9 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 3.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 16.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Bishop Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregg KnobSW 228°960 m9.3 mi
Marsh HillSSE 148°948 m3.5 mi
Snaggy MountainSSW 211°946 m8.5 mi
Pine Swamp KnobWSW 248°944 m6.2 mi
Fike HillWSW 254°943 m5.4 mi
Roman Nose MountainS 170°916 m8.6 mi
Roman Nose HillSE 144°915 m6.9 mi
Lewis KnobSW 217°905 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5120:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3516:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 583252 — Bishop Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358238199

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