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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 518 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Annapolis Rock Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31600171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
518 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.54208, -77.59654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Flook Park: 2.3 mi
  • Myersville Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Doub's Meadow Park: 3.0 mi
  • Ashley Hills Park: 3.4 mi
  • Wolfsville Ruritan Community Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 40
Attractions: 37
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 7.3 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 9.0 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.6 mi
  • Lock 40: 10.5 mi
  • Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 11.7 mi
Springs: 18
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Spout Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Browns Spring: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 14.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 1.0 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Four Square Garden: 8.0 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNE654 m11.6 mi
Catoctin MountainNE572 m10.1 mi
Salamander RockENE562 m6.2 mi
High RockNNE559 m11.3 mi
Black RockN549 m2.2 mi
Virginia RockNNE545 m17.4 mi
Annapolis RockN538 m1.1 mi
Lambs KnollSSW536 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4420:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2816:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747265544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithsburg 2NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358239864

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