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Miller Hill

Miller Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Miller Hill rises to 416 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Cottage, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
416 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.51402, -77.51885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Doub's Meadow Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ashley Hills Park: 2.4 mi
  • Myersville Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Flook Park: 2.9 mi
  • Middletown Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 45
  • Catoctin Furnace: 6.5 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 8.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 9.1 mi
  • The Great Frederick Fair: 9.6 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 11.6 mi
Museums: 42
Nature reserves: 23
Springs: 17
  • Spout Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Browns Spring: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 14.6 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 4.7 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Four Square Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 20.6 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Miller Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainN 1°654 m12.6 mi
Catoctin MountainNNE 17°572 m9.7 mi
Salamander RockNNE 21°562 m4.6 mi
High RockN 359°559 m12.5 mi
Black RockNW 314°549 m5.8 mi
Virginia RockN 9°545 m18.1 mi
Annapolis RockNW 306°538 m5.2 mi
Lambs KnollSW 232°536 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4420:0120:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576674797770584739
Precip in2.62.93.73.64.04.33.92.95.83.32.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 585884 — Miller Hill, Frederick County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358239383

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