Piney Hill
Piney Hill rises to 399 m in Maryland. Black Rock stands 963 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31469857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 399 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Meadow Park: 1.7 mi
- North End Playground: 1.7 mi
- Laffey Park: 2.0 mi
- Sally Burnside Park: 2.1 mi
- West End Playground: 2.5 mi
- Rock Hill: 0.9 mi
- Martins Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fairview: 4.0 mi
- Horse Rock Hill: 4.7 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 1.5 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 5.6 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 9.1 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 10.6 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 12.4 mi
- buisness lot: 12.6 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 13.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Davis History House: 12.6 mi
- Literary Hall: 12.7 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 12.7 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 14.0 mi
- eroded outcropping: 10.5 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 12.2 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 19.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 23.3 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 11.5 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 14.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.0 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 25.0 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 12.0 mi
- River Beach: 14.8 mi
- Art: 14.1 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 22.4 mi
- Mountain View: 16.8 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
- Frankville: 12.1 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Piney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | SW 229° | 963 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pinnacle | SW 235° | 950 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NW 307° | 913 m | 10.2 mi |
| High Rock | NW 307° | 910 m | 10.2 mi |
| Saint John Rock | N 355° | 890 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNE 16° | 883 m | 9.1 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | NW 326° | 859 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 332° | 849 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keyser 2 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555360 — Piney Hill, Mineral County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525188
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 20 mi
- McHenry · 23 mi
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