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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.54208, -77.59654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Historic sites
Attractions: 46
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 7.3 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 9.0 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.6 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.6 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 9.6 mi
Museums: 40
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: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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: 5
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 1.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 1.2 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 18.6 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNE 23°654 m11.6 mi
Catoctin MountainNE 43°572 m10.1 mi
Salamander RockENE 68°562 m6.2 mi
High RockNNE 20°559 m11.3 mi
Black RockN 359°549 m2.2 mi
Virginia RockNNE 24°545 m17.4 mi
Annapolis RockN 354°538 m1.1 mi
Lambs KnollSSW 194°536 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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