Sand Spring Hill
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Sand Spring Hill rises to 672 m in Maryland. High Rock stands 910 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Parris N. Glendening Recreational Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 672 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 24 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parris N. Glendening Recreational Area: 0.5 mi
- Frostburg Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Frostburg Recreational Complex: 0.7 mi
- Frostburg Mtn Rec Area: 0.8 mi
- Mountainside Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Saint John Rock: 1.9 mi
- Hoffman Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sampson Rock: 3.1 mi
- Gravel Hill: 3.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.6 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 6.0 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 8.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 8.6 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 9.6 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.8 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 0.8 mi
- buisness lot: 1.9 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 3.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 4.4 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 4.7 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 0.6 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 3.6 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 8.3 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 8.8 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 11.3 mi
- eroded outcropping: 14.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 17.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 23.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 24.0 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 1.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.3 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Art: 0.7 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 22.3 mi
- Birdhouse: 25.0 mi
- Mountain View: 4.6 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- River Beach: 22.1 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.0 mi
- Baughman Spring: 15.5 mi
- Frankville: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Sand Spring Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SW 226° | 910 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sampson Rock | N 4° | 895 m | 3.1 mi |
| Saint John Rock | W 278° | 890 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dans Rock | SSE 162° | 883 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | N 9° | 859 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | SW 232° | 859 m | 8.6 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | W 273° | 854 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 234° | 849 m | 7.4 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 587187 — Sand Spring Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358240418
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 12 mi
- McHenry · 24 mi
- Somerset · 25 mi
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