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Red Hill

Red Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill rises to 318 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
318 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45316, -77.70027

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • 11 Connecticut Volunteers: 1.6 mi
  • Monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee: 1.7 mi
  • William McKinley Coffee Break Monument: 1.8 mi
  • 50th PA: 2.0 mi
  • 12th OH: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 51
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 19
Artworks: 19
Springs: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dargan Bend: 6.5 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Beach Front: 22.2 mi
  • River Access: 23.6 mi
  • River Access: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNE 31°654 m19.6 mi
Catoctin MountainNE 43°572 m18.4 mi
Salamander RockNE 53°562 m14.2 mi
High RockNNE 29°559 m19.2 mi
Black RockNNE 33°549 m10.0 mi
Annapolis RockNE 37°538 m9.1 mi
Lambs KnollE 95°536 m3.9 mi
Lambs KnollE 95°536 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0220:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1714164 — Red Hill, Washington County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358253040

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