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Baltimore City Fire Fighters Monument

Baltimore City Fire Fighters Monument from directly overhead

Baltimore City Fire Fighters Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Maryland, United States

Dates from 1729.

Wikidata Q5092, matched on coordinates and name (751 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
bronze

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29146, -76.60923

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • War Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saint Vincent de Paul Church Park: 0.2 mi
  • Battle Monument Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shot Tower: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.3 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.4 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.4 mi
  • German Hill: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.5 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.6 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baltimore City Fire Fighters Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m24.5 mi
Ivy HillNNW 343°200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m14.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 272°169 m10.0 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m18.7 mi
Abell RidgeN 351°155 m8.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE 24°151 m8.6 mi
Cherry HillNE 34°149 m15.6 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/6515787063

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