River View Hill
River View Hill rises to 673 m in Maryland. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendall, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 673 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 9.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 12.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 7 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 13 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 19 mi
- Point Lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blooming Rose Hill: 2.0 mi
- Elder Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pigeon Knob: 2.6 mi
- Bishop Hill: 2.8 mi
- Gap Hill: 3.5 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 3.8 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 9.0 mi
- Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 11.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 11.6 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 7.1 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 9.2 mi
- Beth's Garden: 15.1 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 15.1 mi
- Fort Necessity: 15.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 6.3 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 9.3 mi
- Flatrock: 16.1 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 16.3 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 17.5 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 2.5 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 4.7 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 15.0 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 15.0 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 15.6 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 9.1 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 16.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 15.2 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 17.3 mi
- White Rocks: 20.3 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 20.5 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 20.6 mi
- Kendall: 1.0 mi
- Blooming Rose: 2.1 mi
- Frankville: 16.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 4.7 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Watering Trough: 20.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 6.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.5 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of River View Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | SSW 212° | 960 m | 10.1 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SSE 147° | 948 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SSW 196° | 946 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | SW 222° | 944 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fike Hill | SW 223° | 943 m | 5.2 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | SSE 164° | 916 m | 11.2 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SE 145° | 915 m | 9.7 mi |
| Zehner Hill | ENE 63° | 914 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241616
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 6 mi
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- Kingwood · 17 mi
- Ohiopyle · 17 mi
- Uniontown · 24 mi
- Morgantown · 27 mi
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