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Shoemaker Hill

Shoemaker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shoemaker Hill rises to 732 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Springs Museum, a museum 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
732 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74425, -79.12836

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Museums: 17
  • Springs Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Grantsville Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 7.6 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 3.4 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 11.7 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 15.5 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 18.0 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 15.1 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Baughman Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 12.5 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 16.2 mi
  • Birdhouse: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Shoemaker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNW 318°979 m3.9 mi
Baughman RocksNNW 327°961 m4.1 mi
Glade MountainNW 309°936 m5.1 mi
Zehner HillWSW 245°914 m4.6 mi
Big Savage MountainS 173°913 m13.9 mi
High RockS 173°910 m13.9 mi
Meadow MountainSSW 199°904 m12.8 mi
Ringer HillW 263°903 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4920:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3516:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357322854

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