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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 203 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Oaks Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31598912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
203 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.53954, -77.33415

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Copper Oaks Park: 1.4 mi
  • Woodsboro Regional Park: 1.6 mi
  • Creagerstown Community Park: 1.9 mi
  • Creagerstown Park: 2.1 mi
  • Heritage Farm Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Ironmaster's House: 6.1 mi
  • Worman's Mill Historic Ruins: 6.2 mi
  • Hamburg Lookout Tower: 7.8 mi
  • Old Cottage: 8.2 mi
Museums: 52
Attractions: 35
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 3.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 4.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 6.1 mi
  • The Great Frederick Fair: 9.3 mi
  • Best Secondary House: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 26
  • Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 7.4 mi
  • Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
  • Middletown Watershed: 10.3 mi
  • Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 10.8 mi
  • Antietam National Battlefield: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 18
Springs: 16
  • Spout Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Butterfly Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Adventure Nursery: 22.1 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNW 319°654 m14.4 mi
Catoctin MountainNW 317°572 m10.3 mi
Salamander RockWNW 287°562 m8.6 mi
High RockNW 317°559 m14.7 mi
Black RockW 280°549 m14.2 mi
Virginia RockNNW 337°545 m17.5 mi
Annapolis RockW 275°538 m14.2 mi
Lambs KnollWSW 248°536 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4320:0020:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2716:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526170757366554436
Precip in3.52.54.23.94.34.34.33.55.23.83.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241497

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