Buck Hill
Buck Hill rises to 761 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhodes Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31598768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 761 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 20.8 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 4 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 11 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rhodes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 2.4 mi
- Big Savage Mountain: 2.4 mi
- High Rock: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Barton Area Park: 6.8 mi
- North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Creekside Park: 6.9 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 9.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 10.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 4.8 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 11.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 9.6 mi
- Springs Museum: 12.0 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 13.1 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 13.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 2.8 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.5 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 9.5 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 12.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 19.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 11.8 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 23.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 15.5 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 15.5 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 15.6 mi
- Frankville: 4.7 mi
- Kendall: 15.8 mi
- Blooming Rose: 17.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 10.6 mi
- Art: 13.4 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Mountain View: 17.6 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 23.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 16.3 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SW 215° | 984 m | 11.0 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | WSW 252° | 915 m | 10.7 mi |
| Zehner Hill | NNW 341° | 914 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | ESE 115° | 913 m | 2.4 mi |
| High Rock | ESE 115° | 910 m | 2.4 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 281° | 904 m | 3.8 mi |
| George Hill | WNW 292° | 897 m | 9.7 mi |
| Callis Hill | WNW 285° | 891 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589842 — Buck Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241483
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 10 mi
- McHenry · 11 mi
- Ohiopyle · 29 mi
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