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Bray Hill

Bray Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bray Hill rises to 817 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Swallow Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31598741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
817 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50068, -79.38579

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Thayer State Game Refuge: 4.6 mi
  • Sang Run State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Broadford Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 5.8 mi
  • Broadford Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Mountain Coaster: 3.9 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.1 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 10.1 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 14.1 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.7 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bray Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockSE 126°984 m8.5 mi
Allegheny HeightsS 178°977 m11.6 mi
Shaffer MountainSSW 213°972 m13.5 mi
Gregg KnobW 270°960 m7.9 mi
Eagle RockSE 136°953 m8.3 mi
Marsh HillNNE 14°948 m3.4 mi
Snaggy MountainW 260°946 m5.5 mi
Pine Swamp KnobWNW 300°944 m7.8 mi

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 solstice07:3516:1516:58

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589802 — Bray Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241477

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