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Star-Spangled Banner Byway

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Maryland
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

2 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Itineraries along this byway

Classic drives whose route runs along this byway. Each one is a real, turn-by-turn itinerary you can open and drive.

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic TrailMaryland · Virginia · Washington, D.C.

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Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Historic sites

Drum Point Lighthouse On the bywayArchbishop John Carroll On the bywayRailroad Monument On the bywayJ.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House On the byway

Museums

National Cryptologic Museum On the bywayJ.C. Lore Oyster House On the bywayCalvert Marine Museum On the bywayDarnall's Chance House Museum On the byway

Parks

Charles Branch Stream Valley Park On the bywayBattle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary On the bywayNational Vigilance Park On the bywayFederal Spring Recreation Center On the byway

Nature reserves

Watkins Regional Park On the bywayZoeter Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement On the bywayCroom Natural Resource Management Area On the bywayLemon Bridge Road Landfill Site On the byway

Lighthouses

Drum Point Lighthouse On the byway

Picnic sites

Patuxent Park Pavillion On the bywayPicnic Area 12 On the bywayPicnic Area 11 On the bywayPicnic Area 13 On the byway

Attractions

Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West On the bywayShow Place Arena 0.39 mi off the roadNational Wildlife Visitor Center 0.73 mi off the roadBillingsley House Museum 0.77 mi off the road

Artworks

Mother and Child Statue 0.34 mi off the roadMarseille 0.44 mi off the roadCluster of Four Cubes 0.45 mi off the roadCore 0.46 mi off the road

Gardens

IDEA Academy garden 0.54 mi off the road

Cliffs

Nutts Cliffs 0.7 mi off the road

Peaks

Lawyers Hill 0.74 mi off the road
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The stops worth making

  • National Cryptologic MuseumUnavailable right now
  • Drum Point LighthouseUnavailable right now
  • Belt Woods Natural Environment AreaUnavailable right now
  • Charles Branch Stream Valley ParkUnavailable right now
  • Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature SanctuaryUnavailable right now
  • Watkins Regional ParkUnavailable right now
  • Calvert Marine MuseumUnavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 7:46 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:10 PM.

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