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Childs Residence

Childs Residence from directly overhead

Childs Residence is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Trail Headquarters, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Child Residence (also known as the Millersville Store and Post Office) is a historic home built in approx. 1840. It was originally a 1.5 story frame house but a second story addition was added around 1850. Additional structures on the property include

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building in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States

Wikidata Q5098614, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).

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Coordinates39.05672, -76.64864

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Shore Trail Headquarters: 0.0 mi
  • South Shore Trail: 0.6 mi
  • Schillinger Property: 0.6 mi
  • Waterbury Park: 2.0 mi
  • Odenton Lodge: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Four Seasons Estates Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Piney Orchard Recreational Area: 4.0 mi
  • Bragers - Patuxent River Greenway: 4.0 mi
  • Bragers - Patuxent River Greenway: 4.1 mi
  • Two Rivers Open Space: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 2.9 mi
  • Lyric Stage: 5.1 mi
  • Market Stage: 5.1 mi
  • Globe Theater: 5.2 mi
  • Dragon's Den: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Memorial Garden Plaque 2: 3.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden Plaque 1: 3.1 mi
  • Belvoir Manor: 4.4 mi
  • Corey Walter: 6.4 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 7.1 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Picnic sites: 48
Peaks: 31
  • Mount Misery: 5.9 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Lawyers Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Federal Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Tank Hill: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 8
  • Wiona Cliffs: 6.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 15.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 16.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 16.1 mi
  • Friction Wall: 16.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Indian Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNW 334°169 m18.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 2°155 m24.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 13°151 m24.7 mi
Luskins HillN 10°144 m24.1 mi
Church on the RockN 11°135 m24.3 mi
Point RenoWSW 253°123 m24.1 mi
Mount AltoWSW 248°107 m24.7 mi
Putty HillNNE 18°98 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4219:5620:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474787669574739
Precip in3.12.94.03.43.94.04.54.14.43.93.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/529294990

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