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Shade Hill

Shade Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.69630, -79.16513

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
  • 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
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 3
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.4 mi
  • Art: 13.2 mi
  • Birdhouse: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisN 354°979 m6.2 mi
Baughman RocksN 358°961 m6.7 mi
Glade MountainNNW 343°936 m6.8 mi
Zehner HillWNW 302°914 m2.6 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE 161°913 m11.1 mi
High RockSSE 161°910 m11.1 mi
Meadow MountainSSW 195°904 m9.0 mi
Ringer HillNNW 329°903 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3516:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465664686660493930
Precip in3.02.73.73.54.34.34.13.73.63.02.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241631

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