Shade Hill
Shade Hill rises to 751 m in Maryland. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grantsville Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31600591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 751 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- On the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 20.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 14 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
- Point Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grantsville Town Park: 0.5 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 0.8 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 1.1 mi
- New Germany Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 9.8 mi
- Sugar Point: 0.5 mi
- Starner Hill: 0.8 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.4 mi
- Zehner Hill: 2.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 5.1 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 7.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 8.8 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 11.2 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 0.5 mi
- Springs Museum: 2.7 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 12.9 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- buisness lot: 12.4 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 12.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 1.2 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.9 mi
- eroded outcropping: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 14.3 mi
- Flatrock: 20.4 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 19.2 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 19.3 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 20.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 5.3 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 10.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 19.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.7 mi
- Mountain View: 16.6 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 23.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.4 mi
- Art: 13.2 mi
- Birdhouse: 22.1 mi
- Frankville: 13.9 mi
- Kendall: 14.1 mi
- Blooming Rose: 14.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 6.8 mi
- Paterson Spring: 21.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Shade Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | N 354° | 979 m | 6.2 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | N 358° | 961 m | 6.7 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNW 343° | 936 m | 6.8 mi |
| Zehner Hill | WNW 302° | 914 m | 2.6 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SSE 161° | 913 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Rock | SSE 161° | 910 m | 11.1 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SSW 195° | 904 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | NNW 329° | 903 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241631
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 0 mi
- McHenry · 14 mi
- Ohiopyle · 21 mi
- Somerset · 22 mi
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