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Buzzard Knob

Buzzard Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Knob rises to 475 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
475 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.66079, -77.53823

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • High Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Pen Mar Park: 4.2 mi
  • Leitersburg Ruritan Park: 4.9 mi
  • Chewsville Park: 5.2 mi
  • Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Valley View Manor: 4.2 mi
  • Mason Dixon Line monument: 4.4 mi
  • Jacobs Church: 6.1 mi
  • Black Rock Hotel: 6.4 mi
  • Ironmaster's House: 7.8 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 34
  • Catoctin Furnace: 7.8 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 8.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 9.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.9 mi
Springs: 21
  • Raven Rock Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Browns Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Spout Spring: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • 42 West: 6.9 mi
  • St. Francis: 9.8 mi
  • Saint Maria Goretti: 9.9 mi
  • Fr. John Dubois: 10.0 mi
  • Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 5.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Buzzard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNE 29°654 m2.8 mi
Snowy MountainN 11°637 m12.2 mi
Buzzard PeakNNE 18°593 m11.5 mi
Catoctin MountainESE 102°572 m3.9 mi
Rocky MountainN 7°570 m13.9 mi
Salamander RockSSE 155°562 m6.4 mi
High RockNNE 19°559 m2.5 mi
Black RockSSW 207°549 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4320:0220:42
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2816:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747265544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithsburg 2NW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 589869 — Buzzard Knob, Washington County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241489

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