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Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Memorial

Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Memorial from directly overhead

Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shot Tower, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Maryland, United States

Dates from 1729.

Wikidata Q5092, matched on coordinates and name (905 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1978
Inscription
Baltimore Police Department Established 1784 By An Act of the Maryland Legislature This living memorial is dedicated by the Department to all members, past and present, who have served with honor, dedication, and loyalty, many of whom have made the supre

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29041, -76.60585

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shot Tower: 0.0 mi
  • Saint Vincent de Paul Church Park: 0.0 mi
  • Shot Tower Metro Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.6 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.6 mi
  • Church Hospital: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.2 mi
  • German Hill: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.6 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.7 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.1 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m24.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW 343°200 m12.2 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m14.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 272°169 m10.2 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m18.9 mi
Abell RidgeN 350°155 m8.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 23°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/1313503951

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