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Nicodemus Heights

Nicodemus Heights, seen from above at true elevation

Nicodemus Heights rises to 152 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 15th MA, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
152 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48510, -77.75860

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 15th MA: 0.6 mi
  • 13th NJ: 0.6 mi
  • 12th PA: 0.6 mi
  • Indiana State Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • New Jersey State Memorial: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 44
Museums: 37
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 15
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Spout Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cooper Springs: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dargan Bend: 8.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Beach Front: 22.0 mi
  • River Access: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Nicodemus Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNE 42°654 m19.6 mi
Hearthstone MountainNW 324°616 m19.4 mi
Catoctin MountainNE 54°572 m19.2 mi
Salamander RockENE 66°562 m15.7 mi
High RockNE 41°559 m19.2 mi
Black RockNE 55°549 m10.5 mi
Annapolis RockENE 59°538 m9.9 mi
Lambs KnollESE 110°536 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0220:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2916:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1714152 — Nicodemus Heights, Washington County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358253035

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