Saint John Rock
Saint John Rock rises to 890 m in Maryland. Zehner Hill stands 914 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is St Johns rock scenic overlook, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 890 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 14 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 22 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- St johns rock parking and picnic area: 0.5 mi
- Mountainside Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Frostburg Mtn Rec Area: 1.2 mi
- Frostburg Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Frostburg Recreational Complex: 1.8 mi
- Sand Spring Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gravel Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Etna: 2.6 mi
- Sampson Rock: 3.5 mi
- Hoffman Hill: 4.0 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 7.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 7.4 mi
- New Germany State Park: 9.1 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 10.3 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.6 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 2.3 mi
- buisness lot: 2.4 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 4.9 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 5.2 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 6.5 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 2.3 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 5.0 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 10.1 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 10.2 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 9.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 13.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 22.4 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 24.1 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 0.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 22.1 mi
- Art: 2.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 20.7 mi
- Birdhouse: 24.2 mi
- Mountain View: 6.2 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 13.0 mi
- Frankville: 16.0 mi
- Kendall: 24.1 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- River Beach: 23.5 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.9 mi
- Baughman Spring: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Saint John Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zehner Hill | WNW 285° | 914 m | 13.1 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SW 219° | 913 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Rock | SW 219° | 910 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | WNW 292° | 903 m | 13.1 mi |
| Maust Hill | WNW 289° | 901 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sampson Rock | NE 37° | 895 m | 3.5 mi |
| Dans Rock | SSE 148° | 883 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | NNE 31° | 859 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 591215 — Saint John Rock, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241626
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 10 mi
- McHenry · 22 mi
- Somerset · 24 mi
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