Gravel Hill
Gravel Hill rises to 819 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint John Rock, a peak 2.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 819 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 15 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frostburg Mtn Rec Area: 2.6 mi
- Mountainside Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- St johns rock parking and picnic area: 2.7 mi
- Parris N. Glendening Recreational Area: 3.1 mi
- Frostburg Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Saint John Rock: 2.3 mi
- Sampson Rock: 2.7 mi
- Sand Spring Hill: 3.4 mi
- Shocky Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Etna: 3.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 5.2 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 9.2 mi
- New Germany State Park: 9.5 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 10.9 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 4.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 4.3 mi
- buisness lot: 4.6 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 5.1 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 4.0 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Springs Museum: 9.3 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 2.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.9 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 24.2 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 8.7 mi
- eroded outcropping: 14.6 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 16.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 22.8 mi
- Art: 4.1 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 21.0 mi
- Birdhouse: 22.0 mi
- Frankville: 17.4 mi
- Kendall: 23.8 mi
- Blooming Rose: 24.7 mi
- Mountain View: 6.7 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 13.7 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Baughman Spring: 12.2 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Gravel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | WNW 299° | 979 m | 12.1 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | WNW 302° | 961 m | 12.1 mi |
| Glade Mountain | WNW 298° | 936 m | 13.5 mi |
| Zehner Hill | W 275° | 914 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 210° | 910 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ringer Hill | WNW 283° | 903 m | 11.9 mi |
| Maust Hill | W 280° | 901 m | 12.0 mi |
| Vought Rock | NW 311° | 898 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590357 — Gravel Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241536
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 9 mi
- McHenry · 22 mi
- Somerset · 22 mi
- Ohiopyle · 30 mi
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