Pond Hill
Pond Hill rises to 552 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4365851.
Wikidata Q31600225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 552 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 14 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 21 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North End Playground: 2.5 mi
- West End Playground: 2.6 mi
- Laffey Park: 2.8 mi
- Sally Burnside Park: 2.8 mi
- Mill Meadow Park: 3.0 mi
- Rock Hill: 2.1 mi
- Piney Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fairview: 2.3 mi
- Horse Rock Hill: 2.7 mi
- Martins Hill: 3.1 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 1.7 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 5.5 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 8.3 mi
- New Germany State Park: 13.3 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 12.6 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.7 mi
- Davis History House: 14.9 mi
- Literary Hall: 15.0 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 9.5 mi
- buisness lot: 11.2 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 12.3 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 12.9 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 14.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 8.4 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 14.4 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 17.5 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 17.8 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 21.3 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 13.1 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 22.8 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 23.6 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 23.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 23.7 mi
- Art: 12.8 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 20.3 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 14.3 mi
- River Beach: 16.7 mi
- Mountain View: 15.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Frankville: 10.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Pond Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | WSW 257° | 984 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Rock | SW 218° | 963 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pinnacle | SW 220° | 950 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NW 305° | 913 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Rock | NW 305° | 910 m | 7.9 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 297° | 904 m | 14.0 mi |
| Saint John Rock | N 2° | 890 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNE 30° | 883 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:14 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241601
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- McHenry · 21 mi
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