Peak · Maryland
Ridge Hill
Ridge Hill rises to 373 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jigger Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31600366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 373 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.43566, -77.49554
- 0.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Middletown Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 7 mi
- Shock Rock · 9 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jigger Hill: 0.5 mi
- High Knob: 1.8 mi
- Miller Hill: 5.6 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 7.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Fountaindale Park: 1.0 mi
- Braddock Heights Park: 1.3 mi
- Shookstown Park: 1.6 mi
- Stonegate Park: 1.7 mi
- Middletown Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Hodson Memorial: 4.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 50
- The Great Frederick Fair: 5.6 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 6.8 mi
- Best House: 6.9 mi
- Best Secondary House: 6.9 mi
- Gambrill Mill: 7.5 mi
Museums: 46
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 3.8 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 4.8 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 4.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 4.9 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Middletown Watershed: 2.2 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.9 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 7.1 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 1.9 mi
- Spire: 4.5 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 4.7 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 4.8 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 12.9 mi
- Dargan Bend: 14.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Bootjack Spring: 2.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 4.0 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 11.6 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Four Square Garden: 14.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.9 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 1.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach Front: 20.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 5.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Ridge Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | N 357° | 654 m | 18.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | N 6° | 572 m | 14.8 mi |
| Salamander Rock | N 2° | 562 m | 9.7 mi |
| High Rock | N 355° | 559 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Rock | NNW 330° | 549 m | 10.9 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNW 327° | 538 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | W 277° | 536 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | W 277° | 536 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241611
Day trips start here
- Middletown · 3 mi
- Frederick · 5 mi
- Frederick County · 6 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Brunswick · 11 mi
- Sharpsburg · 14 mi
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