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Polish Mountain

Polish Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Polish Mountain rises to 517 m in Maryland. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Area Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

Polish Mountain is located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It borders on Town Creek Tributary on the east, north of Town Creek, and extending northeastward into Pennsylvania. Its highest elevation is 1,800 feet (550 m). In February 2011, nine Maryland State Senators introduced a bill to rename Polish Mountain and Negro Mountain. All four Western Maryland state representatives testified against the proposed bill. The bill was voted down in committee.

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Wikidata Q14692351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
517 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.68811, -78.52923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glendale Area Park: 2.5 mi
  • Oldtown Community Park: 10.9 mi
  • Constitution Park: 11.8 mi
  • Paw Paw Town Park: 11.9 mi
  • Green Spring Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 12.6 mi
  • Masonry Overfall: 12.8 mi
  • Thomas Cresap: 12.8 mi
  • National Road Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Steam Pump: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 17
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Allegany Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Wills Creek Museum: 12.9 mi
  • C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Gordon-Roberts House museum: 13.0 mi
Springs: 13
  • Dawson Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 16.5 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 17.3 mi
  • Natural Spring: 17.5 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Morgan Arts Council: 16.7 mi
  • Art: 21.0 mi
  • The Igloo: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 13.3 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • River Beach: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Polish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockW 274°895 m21.3 mi
Dans RockWSW 250°883 m20.9 mi
Little Savage MountainW 278°859 m21.0 mi
Savage MountainNW 321°813 m17.6 mi
Martin HillN 355°808 m10.6 mi
High PointSSE 150°789 m19.5 mi
Big Savage MountainWNW 295°782 m17.6 mi
Loar HillWSW 257°771 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:4720:0620:46
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3216:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371767467554435
Precip in2.82.43.43.44.23.93.73.43.52.82.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241600

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