Ford Hill
Ford Hill rises to 435 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Field, a park 2.7 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31583822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 435 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 26.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 26 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Wacousta Hill: 4.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.9 mi
- North River Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Scenic Field: 2.7 mi
- Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Central Hampshire Park: 4.6 mi
- Camp Walker Park: 4.9 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 5.0 mi
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
- Roadside Spring: 14.5 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 14.7 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 14.9 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 15.8 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 8.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 18.5 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 19.6 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 21.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 8.1 mi
- Literary Hall: 8.2 mi
- Davis History House: 8.2 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 13.0 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 20.7 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.2 mi
- Dog Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Three High Heads: 16.3 mi
- Helmick Rock: 22.9 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 21.7 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 22.8 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 24.5 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 8.7 mi
- River Beach: 11.7 mi
- Beach 3: 18.6 mi
- Beach 1: 18.8 mi
- Beach 2: 19.3 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 9.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 20.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 23.3 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 24.9 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Falls: 15.8 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
- Old grape garden: 23.8 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Ford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | S 174° | 1,006 m | 18.6 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | SSE 161° | 910 m | 17.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | SSW 201° | 874 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 201° | 874 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | ESE 120° | 864 m | 14.4 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | S 173° | 854 m | 17.1 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | WSW 249° | 839 m | 7.2 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SE 140° | 803 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554481 — Ford Hill, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524865
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