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River Hill

River Hill, seen from above at true elevation

River Hill rises to 804 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sang Run State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.56815, -79.43934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Sang Run State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Thayer State Game Refuge: 7.1 mi
  • Terra Alta Community Park: 9.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 10.9 mi
  • Broadford Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 13
  • Mountain Coaster: 4.2 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 9.9 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 14.9 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 17.2 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 5.5 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 17.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Baughman Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of River Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockSE 135°984 m13.7 mi
Gregg KnobSW 227°960 m6.8 mi
Eagle RockSE 141°953 m13.7 mi
Marsh HillESE 110°948 m3.9 mi
Snaggy MountainSSW 204°946 m6.2 mi
Pine Swamp KnobW 260°944 m4.0 mi
Fike HillW 273°943 m3.3 mi
Roman Nose MountainSSE 154°916 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5120:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3616:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241614

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