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Barre Circle Historic District

Barre Circle Historic District from directly overhead

Barre Circle Historic District is an attraction in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn & Melvin Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic district in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34893643, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
13 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28483, -76.62747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn & Melvin Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ridgelys Delight Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carroll & Archer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Russell Street Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Clare Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Pop! Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Sunflower Village: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.7 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.7 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.2 mi
  • German Hill: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.4 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.5 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 6.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 8.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 349°233 m24.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW 348°200 m12.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 347°191 m14.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 275°169 m9.1 mi
The BunkerNW 310°157 m18.2 mi
Abell RidgeN 358°155 m8.8 mi
Satyr HillNNE 28°151 m9.4 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358248599

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