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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 178 m in West Virginia. Cacapon 2 stands 673 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumpy's Hollow Historical Monument, a historic site 3.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5131838

Wikidata Q31478575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
178 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.59454, -77.92111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
Museums: 33
  • CCC museum: 4.5 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 9.6 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Mansion House Art Center: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Captain's Quarters: 4.5 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 4.5 mi
  • Lock 40: 10.6 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.7 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 14
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Moss Spring: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 4.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Dargan Bend: 18.6 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cacapon 2W 259°673 m21.2 mi
Cross MountainNNW 338°627 m10.0 mi
Hearthstone MountainNNW 341°616 m8.6 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainWSW 237°580 m17.4 mi
Shockeys KnobSW 229°567 m21.6 mi
Pinkerton KnobWSW 252°549 m11.7 mi
Black RockE 95°549 m17.3 mi
Annapolis RockE 98°538 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4520:0320:43
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1545287 — Prospect Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356520482

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