Lonaconing, MD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lonaconing, Maryland, shaded from 1,470 ft on the southwest side to 1,820 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
1,820 ft 555 m1,730 ft 530 m1,690 ft 515 m1,600 ft 490 m1,510 ft 460 m1,470 ft 450 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Lonaconing sits at about 1,570 ft (475 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,570 ft 475 m
most residents: 1,500–1,660 ft
Lowest
1,470 ft 450 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,820 ft 555 m
on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside town limits

Lonaconing spans about 350 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,570 ft475 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
1,820 ft555 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
1,470 ft450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lonaconing
1,500 ft455 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lonaconing, Maryland, shaded from 1,470 ft on the southwest side to 1,820 ft on the southeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Population
987 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
2,727 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.5659° N, 78.9803° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
North Branch Potomac River → Potomac River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
21539
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Klondike1,950 ft
  2. Woodland1,780 ft
  3. National1,770 ft
  4. Ocean1,740 ft
  5. Midland1,720 ft
  6. Gilmore1,670 ft
  7. Lonaconing1,570 ft
  8. Detmold1,510 ft
  9. Nikep1,380 ft
  10. Moscow1,310 ft
  11. Barton1,270 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Turkey Mountain2,800 ft
  • Martin Hill2,770 ft
  • Wills Mountain2,770 ft
  • High Knob2,640 ft
  • High Point2,590 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.