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Kilgore Falls

Kilgore Falls, a waterfall in Maryland
Kilgore Falls, a waterfall in MarylandAndrew Parlette · CC BY 2.0

Kilgore Falls is a waterfall in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Beecher Hill stands 324 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilgores Rocks, a peak 0.1 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway runs past it. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
5.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69288, -76.42701

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Northern Regional Park: 5.1 mi
  • Norrisville Recreation Complex: 5.7 mi
  • Dr. James B. Rutledge Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Jarrettsville Recreation Complex: 7.1 mi
  • Friends Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks
  • Pagoda: 8.9 mi
  • Budda: 8.9 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 9.0 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 9.0 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Tivoli Tea House and Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Pink Garden: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 43
Museums: 41
Attractions: 25
Cliffs: 15
  • Green Quarry: 8.9 mi
  • Wildcat Point: 11.0 mi
  • ZP35: 11.4 mi
  • ZP37: 11.4 mi
  • ZP34: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 19.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Black Barren Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilgore Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beecher HillW 277°324 m23.2 mi
Huntrick HillWNW 292°310 m20.5 mi
Saubel HillWNW 285°277 m20.7 mi
Chimney RockNNW 338°263 m24.6 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 343°256 m21.9 mi
Spook HillWSW 256°233 m16.0 mi
Stony HillNE 39°233 m21.2 mi
Ivy HillSW 219°200 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14316017217015012710593.392.389.1105124

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Deer Creek AT Rocks, MD, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7232780512

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