Gillians Knob
Gillians Knob rises to 479 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 479 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 18.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 10 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 17 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clear Spring Park: 2.3 mi
- Montgomery Township Park: 8.0 mi
- Potomac Park: 8.8 mi
- Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 9.1 mi
- Hedgesville Park: 9.2 mi
- Fort Frederick: 5.9 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 6.2 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 7.1 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 8.9 mi
- Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument: 9.6 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Abe Mills Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sword Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Powell Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hearthstone Mountain: 2.2 mi
- CCC museum: 6.0 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 11.9 mi
- Railroad Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mansion House Art Center: 12.1 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 12.1 mi
- Reese Spring: 11.6 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 13.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 15.4 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.6 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 7.8 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 15.0 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.9 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 5.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 12.2 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 14.7 mi
- Lock 40: 16.5 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 12.1 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 15.2 mi
- 42 West: 20.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 23.3 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 24.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 17.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
- The Lockings: 8.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.2 mi
- The Little Point: 21.2 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 15.1 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Four Square Garden: 16.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Dargan Bend: 24.8 mi
- Beach Front: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Gillians Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | N 2° | 740 m | 18.3 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NW 315° | 690 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 324° | 627 m | 3.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 18° | 623 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Lockings | WNW 298° | 618 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NNW 328° | 616 m | 2.2 mi |
| Parnell Knob | NNE 16° | 614 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | SW 220° | 580 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238833
Day trips start here
- Hedgesville · 9 mi
- Mercersburg · 10 mi
- Washington County · 10 mi
- Hancock · 12 mi
- Hagerstown · 13 mi
- Martinsburg · 16 mi
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