Captain Trash Wheel
Captain Trash Wheel is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 1.5 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018-06-05
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 1.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 3.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.6 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 6 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 7 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 10 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 0.1 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Rosemont Park: 5.2 mi
- African Journey: 6.2 mi
- Quarterfield Crossing: 7.1 mi
- Garrett Park: 0.8 mi
- Bay Brook Park: 1.3 mi
- Belle Grove Area of Brooklyn Park: 1.4 mi
- Duane Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
- Curtis Bay Park: 1.4 mi
- Garrett Park Monument: 0.9 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Monument: 1.3 mi
- Fort McHenry: 1.5 mi
- Armistead Monument: 1.5 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Sundial: 2.4 mi
- Baltimore Love Project Mural: 1.0 mi
- Patapsco River Project: 1.0 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 1.3 mi
- Unity: 1.4 mi
- Orpheus with the Awkward Foot: 1.5 mi
- Black Butterfly Teaching Farm: 1.2 mi
- Filbert Street Garden: 1.4 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 2.0 mi
- Heath Street City Farm: 2.0 mi
- Audubon Pollinator Garden for Native Plants: 3.0 mi
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 1.6 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Museum: 1.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Industry: 2.0 mi
- History of the Inner harbor Exhibit: 2.3 mi
- Frederick-Douglass Maritime Museum: 2.3 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 2.0 mi
- NS Savannah: 2.3 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 2.5 mi
- Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West: 2.5 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 3.2 mi
- Federal Hill: 2.5 mi
- Tank Hill: 3.5 mi
- German Hill: 4.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.4 mi
- Bend Hill: 7.1 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.6 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 8.1 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 12.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 12.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 13.7 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 14.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 15.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.5 mi
- Friction Wall: 10.6 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 12.3 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.2 mi
- Marble Springs: 12.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.3 mi
- Sandy Spring: 23.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 5.1 mi
- Round Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 4.2 mi
- Daniels: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain Trash Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 344° | 200 m | 15.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 344° | 191 m | 17.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 288° | 169 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 313° | 157 m | 21.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 350° | 155 m | 11.7 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 14° | 151 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 27° | 149 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 19° | 147 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/953962862
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 3 mi
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