Rich Hill
Rich Hill rises to 866 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area, a rest area 2.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 866 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 0.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 11 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 11 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 16 mi
- Point Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chocolate Drop Hill: 3.1 mi
- Guards Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.8 mi
- Polk Hill: 3.8 mi
- Wagner Hill: 3.9 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 8.3 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 8.6 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 9.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 10.9 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 11.2 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 11.4 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 13.0 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 8.3 mi
- Springs Museum: 8.9 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 15.9 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 16.3 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 16.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 5.0 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 6.7 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 8.4 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 10.4 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 9.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 10.9 mi
- Flatrock: 13.9 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 15.9 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 14.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 15.6 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 15.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 12.7 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 18.6 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 21.1 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 17.5 mi
- Art: 21.0 mi
- Birdhouse: 24.2 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 4.0 mi
- Watering Trough: 21.3 mi
- Kendall: 7.6 mi
- Blooming Rose: 7.7 mi
- Frankville: 16.7 mi
- Baughman Spring: 9.5 mi
- Paterson Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.6 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Mountain View: 24.4 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | NE 53° | 979 m | 9.0 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | NE 52° | 961 m | 9.5 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SSW 196° | 948 m | 11.4 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NE 46° | 936 m | 8.1 mi |
| Zehner Hill | E 84° | 914 m | 5.6 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SSE 150° | 904 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | ENE 72° | 903 m | 6.4 mi |
| Maust Hill | ENE 76° | 901 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 586818 — Rich Hill, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358240034
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 8 mi
- McHenry · 11 mi
- Ohiopyle · 15 mi
- Somerset · 24 mi
- Connellsville · 26 mi
- Kingwood · 26 mi
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