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Foys Hill

Foys Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Foys Hill rises to 92 m in Maryland. Stony Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Maryland Women in Military Service Monument, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
92 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.59345, -76.00439

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Maryland Women in Military Service Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Eastern Airlines Flight 605 Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Ice Storage: 4.5 mi
  • Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
  • Site of Chapel-of-Ease: 4.8 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
  • Caveat Forest Legacy Easement: 5.0 mi
  • Dilks Forest Legacy Easement: 6.1 mi
  • Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 6.5 mi
  • Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 6.5 mi
  • Rising Sun Pond Fish Management Area: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 37
Peaks: 29
Museums: 26
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNNW 339°233 m25.0 mi
Cherry HillWSW 251°149 m24.7 mi
Mount FelixWSW 257°142 m6.9 mi
Face RockNW 314°136 m22.1 mi
Goat HillNNW 334°135 m10.0 mi
Mount AraratW 273°134 m4.4 mi
Egg HillNE 51°125 m7.2 mi
Kilgores RocksWNW 287°123 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:36
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241529

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