Loar Hill
Loar Hill rises to 771 m in Maryland. High Rock stands 910 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is First Toll Gate House, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 771 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 18 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 21 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoffman Park: 1.9 mi
- Lavale Community Park: 2.8 mi
- East End Park: 2.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant Playground: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Christian Fellowship: 3.2 mi
- Hoffman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Dans Rock: 3.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.5 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 3.3 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 5.8 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 6.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 7.0 mi
- Evitts Creek Pond Fish Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 3.5 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 5.1 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 5.9 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 1.5 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 3.5 mi
- buisness lot: 3.7 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 4.8 mi
- National Road Monument: 6.1 mi
- Mountain View: 4.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 8.6 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 5.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 18.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.0 mi
- eroded outcropping: 15.0 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 19.4 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 20.6 mi
- Art: 3.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 24.8 mi
- River Beach: 18.1 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 20.5 mi
- Frankville: 17.9 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Loar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | WSW 245° | 910 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sampson Rock | NNW 333° | 895 m | 6.4 mi |
| Saint John Rock | WNW 301° | 890 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dans Rock | SSW 201° | 883 m | 3.3 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | NNW 342° | 859 m | 7.6 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | WSW 255° | 859 m | 10.3 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | WNW 284° | 854 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 259° | 849 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241565
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- McHenry · 26 mi
- Somerset · 29 mi
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