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Black Hill

Black Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.18720, -77.29836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Picnic sites: 50
  • 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
Peaks: 46
Springs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 21.9 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNNW 331°472 m21.7 mi
Maryland HeightsWNW 296°444 m24.8 mi
Short Hill MountainWNW 285°441 m22.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 316°387 m7.3 mi
Ridge HillNNW 329°373 m20.1 mi
Purcell KnobWNW 282°368 m24.7 mi
Waterford PeakW 270°361 m14.7 mi
Buzzard RockWNW 292°349 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:40
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2616:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

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

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