Bray Hill
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
- 0.4 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 14.3 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 4 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 11 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
- Point Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roman Nose Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hoop Pole Hill: 2.4 mi
- Roman Nose Hill: 3.1 mi
- Marsh Hill: 3.4 mi
- Upper Ford Hill: 3.6 mi
- 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
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 3.3 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 3.6 mi
- Beth's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 6.5 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 13.9 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 4.5 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 7.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 6.4 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 6.4 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 18.2 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 18.3 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 1.8 mi
- Matador Falls: 20.9 mi
- 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
- Kendall: 9.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 11.1 mi
- Frankville: 11.7 mi
- Kempton: 21.0 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.7 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 23.8 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 22.0 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 24.2 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 22.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SE 126° | 984 m | 8.5 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | S 178° | 977 m | 11.6 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | SSW 213° | 972 m | 13.5 mi |
| Gregg Knob | W 270° | 960 m | 7.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SE 136° | 953 m | 8.3 mi |
| Marsh Hill | NNE 14° | 948 m | 3.4 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | W 260° | 946 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | WNW 300° | 944 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
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
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 4 mi
- Kingwood · 16 mi
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
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