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Toms Hill

Toms Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Toms Hill rises to 532 m in Maryland. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Browning CREP Easement, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31600733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
532 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.67590, -78.58365

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glendale Area Park: 2.3 mi
  • Constitution Park: 8.8 mi
  • Oldtown Community Park: 9.1 mi
  • C&O Canal Towpath: 9.7 mi
  • Canal Place Historical Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 9.6 mi
  • Thomas Cresap: 9.8 mi
  • National Road Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Masonry Overfall: 10.3 mi
  • Steam Pump: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 20
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Allegany Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Wills Creek Museum: 9.9 mi
  • C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Gordon-Roberts House museum: 10.0 mi
Springs: 10
  • Dawson Spring: 12.8 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 18.8 mi
  • Natural Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 19.2 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 18.0 mi
  • Morgan Arts Council: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • River Beach: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Toms Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockW 277°895 m18.5 mi
Dans RockWSW 249°883 m17.9 mi
Little Savage MountainWNW 282°859 m18.3 mi
Wolf RockWSW 246°832 m19.4 mi
Savage MountainNNW 331°813 m16.7 mi
Martin HillN 10°808 m11.5 mi
Big Savage MountainWNW 302°782 m15.4 mi
Loar HillWSW 257°771 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:4720:0620:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3216:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371767467554435
Precip in2.82.43.43.44.23.93.73.43.52.82.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 587830 — Toms Hill, Allegany County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358240648

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