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Bob's Hill

Bob's Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bob's Hill rises to 535 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31598705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
535 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60009, -77.46161

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Ironmaster's House: 1.9 mi
  • Valley View Manor: 4.5 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Hamburg Lookout Tower: 6.3 mi
  • Old Cottage: 6.6 mi
Museums: 54
Attractions: 42
  • Catoctin Furnace: 1.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 4.4 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 9.7 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 12.1 mi
  • The Great Frederick Fair: 13.4 mi
Springs: 21
  • Raven Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Spout Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Browns Spring: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Artworks: 15
Picnic sites: 8
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 8.1 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Four Square Garden: 16.1 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 9.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Bob's Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNW 338°654 m7.2 mi
Buzzard PeakN 358°593 m15.1 mi
Catoctin MountainN 356°572 m3.4 mi
Salamander RockSW 220°562 m2.2 mi
High RockNNW 334°559 m7.3 mi
Black RockWSW 256°549 m7.5 mi
Virginia RockN 359°545 m11.9 mi
Annapolis RockWSW 248°538 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241474

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