BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area
BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite National Historic District, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.5 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.1 mi off the Falls Road
- 8.9 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 1 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 1 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 1 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 5.9 mi
- Gate House Museum of History: 6.2 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 6.2 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 6.2 mi
- Ground Play: 6.3 mi
- Uno y Dos: 7.3 mi
- "Family" Statue: 8.8 mi
- Weathering Steel: 8.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 8.9 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 2.8 mi
- North Farm Park: 3.0 mi
- Cypressmede Park: 4.2 mi
- Stevenswood Park: 4.5 mi
- Kiwanis-Wallas Park: 4.6 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.9 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 4.0 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 6.2 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 8.0 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 8.5 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 2.3 mi
- Harvest Garden: 6.9 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 6.9 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 8.5 mi
- Granite National Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Henryton Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Henryton School of Practical Nursing: 3.1 mi
- Ellicotts Upper Mills: 4.2 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Woodstock Park: 2.4 mi
- Marriottsville Road Extension: 2.7 mi
- Mardella Ridge Forest Buffer Forest Conservation Reservation: 2.7 mi
- Owings Mills Boulevard Extension: 2.8 mi
- Willow Creek: 3.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 4.8 mi
- The Bunker: 7.8 mi
- Bend Hill: 11.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.4 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 11.4 mi
- Pickall Area: 4.9 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 5.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.1 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 9.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 10.3 mi
- Friction Wall: 6.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.2 mi
- Setters Formation: 15.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 17.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 10.7 mi
- Round Falls: 12.3 mi
- Daniels: 3.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNE 20° | 233 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 51° | 200 m | 12.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NE 43° | 191 m | 13.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 137° | 169 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 348° | 157 m | 7.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 69° | 155 m | 12.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 76° | 151 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cherry Hill | ENE 67° | 149 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/230065937
Day trips start here
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 5 mi
- Ellicott City · 6 mi
- Owings Mills · 6 mi
- Sykesville · 6 mi
- Columbia · 7 mi
- Pikesville · 8 mi
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