Black Hill
Black Hill rises to 148 m in Maryland. High Knob stands 472 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hill Regional Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31598612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 148 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- East View · 7 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 7 mi
- West View · 7 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hill Regional Park: 0.4 mi
- Leaman Local Park: 1.2 mi
- Waters Landing Local Park: 1.3 mi
- King's Crossing Local Park: 1.6 mi
- Germantown Town Center Urban Park: 1.7 mi
- Boyds Local Park: 1.0 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.1 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 2.5 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.7 mi
- Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
- Mooseum: 2.5 mi
- Fire Museum: 6.3 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 6.5 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 9.2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.3 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 3.3 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 5.6 mi
- Inspiration Park: 5.6 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.7 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.7 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.7 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 5.0 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 5.5 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 4.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Glenview Mansion Garden: 11.4 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 7.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 8.5 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 8.5 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 8.6 mi
- Lock 27: 8.8 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Quail Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 4.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.9 mi
- Nokes Hill: 12.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 18.1 mi
- Silver Spring: 19.9 mi
- Takoma Spring: 21.6 mi
- Great Falls: 13.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 16.0 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 16.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 18.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.9 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 24.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.6 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 20.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Harmony Grove: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 331° | 472 m | 21.7 mi |
| Maryland Heights | WNW 296° | 444 m | 24.8 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | WNW 285° | 441 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 316° | 387 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 329° | 373 m | 20.1 mi |
| Purcell Knob | WNW 282° | 368 m | 24.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 270° | 361 m | 14.7 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WNW 292° | 349 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589762 — Black Hill, Montgomery County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241470
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 6 mi
- Rockville · 11 mi
- Great Falls · 13 mi
- Olney · 13 mi
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