Sampson Rock
Sampson Rock rises to 895 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Savage Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 895 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 18 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 25 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parris N. Glendening Recreational Area: 2.6 mi
- Frostburg Mtn Rec Area: 2.7 mi
- Mount Savage Historic District: 2.8 mi
- Mountainside Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Frostburg Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Little Savage Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.5 mi
- Gravel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sand Spring Hill: 3.1 mi
- Saint John Rock: 3.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 6.5 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 8.5 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 8.9 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 11.0 mi
- Evitts Creek Pond Fish Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 1.8 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 2.6 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 3.9 mi
- buisness lot: 4.9 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 6.3 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 2.5 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 3.6 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 3.6 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 8.9 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 3.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.6 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 13.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 23.5 mi
- Mountain View: 4.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 11.2 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Art: 3.4 mi
- Birdhouse: 22.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.6 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 11.4 mi
- eroded outcropping: 16.6 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 18.9 mi
- Baughman Spring: 14.2 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 24.5 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Frankville: 19.4 mi
- River Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sampson Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | WNW 292° | 979 m | 14.2 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | WNW 295° | 961 m | 14.1 mi |
| Zehner Hill | W 272° | 914 m | 14.8 mi |
| High Rock | SW 218° | 910 m | 14.4 mi |
| Ringer Hill | W 278° | 903 m | 14.4 mi |
| Maust Hill | W 276° | 901 m | 14.5 mi |
| Vought Rock | WNW 302° | 898 m | 13.9 mi |
| Saint John Rock | SW 217° | 890 m | 3.5 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 | 16:12 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358240414
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 12 mi
- Somerset · 22 mi
- McHenry · 25 mi
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