Bucks Knob
Bucks Knob rises to 834 m in Maryland. Hoye-Crest stands 1,027 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 18.0 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 9 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Hill: 0.7 mi
- The Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.2 mi
- Bittinger Hill: 2.6 mi
- Garrett Hill: 3.4 mi
- Broadford Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Broadford Park: 2.6 mi
- Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Veteran's Park: 4.7 mi
- Pocket Park: 4.7 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 7.6 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 13.9 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 4.6 mi
- Beth's Garden: 4.7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 7.4 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 9.2 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 7.7 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 7.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Albert Falls: 22.4 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 4.7 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 4.7 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 15.5 mi
- Generation Museum: 19.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 10.1 mi
- eroded outcropping: 12.9 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 14.0 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 21.8 mi
- Frankville: 10.0 mi
- Kendall: 16.1 mi
- Kempton: 16.7 mi
- Blooming Rose: 18.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bucks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoye-Crest | SW 216° | 1,027 m | 15.0 mi |
| Wild Turkey Rock | ENE 72° | 984 m | 3.6 mi |
| Roth Rock | SW 216° | 983 m | 12.5 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | SSW 210° | 977 m | 6.4 mi |
| Conneway Hill | SSW 214° | 973 m | 9.0 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | WSW 244° | 972 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Rock | ESE 113° | 963 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gregg Knob | WNW 298° | 960 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland 1 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241484
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 10 mi
- Kingwood · 20 mi
- Grantsville · 22 mi
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