Eastern Airlines Flight 605 Memorial
Eastern Airlines Flight 605 Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Stony Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Chapel-of-Ease, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1947 aviation accident in the United States.
Wikidata Q5329963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- In memory of the passengers and crew that perished near here on eastern airlines flight 605 May 30 1947
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- King & Queen Seat · 19 mi
- Hawk Point · 28 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 28 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitaker Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Holly Tree Park: 2.4 mi
- Port Deposit Marina Park: 2.8 mi
- Rice Tot Lot & Dog Park: 3.1 mi
- Community Connecting Us Park: 3.1 mi
- Rising Sun Pond Fish Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Caveat Forest Legacy Easement: 7.7 mi
- Mullins Park: 7.9 mi
- Camp Conowingo: 9.1 mi
- Dilks Forest Legacy Easement: 9.3 mi
- Site of Chapel-of-Ease: 1.6 mi
- Maryland Women in Military Service Monument: 2.8 mi
- VFW Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Bainbridge: 2.9 mi
- Bainbridge Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Hand: 3.4 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 5.2 mi
- Hammering Heart: 12.4 mi
- Eagle: 13.8 mi
- Berrilicious (HoH): 15.8 mi
- Community Connecting Us - Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Polinator Garden: 5.3 mi
- Georgia's Garden: 13.2 mi
- Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
- Evergreen Garden: 15.9 mi
- Mount Ararat: 1.8 mi
- Foys Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Felix: 4.8 mi
- Cromleys Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 7.7 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 3.0 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 3.9 mi
- Steppingstone Farm Museum: 4.2 mi
- Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House: 4.4 mi
- Light Keeper's House Museum: 5.2 mi
- The Eye: 2.7 mi
- White Banks: 9.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 11.1 mi
- Green Quarry: 11.7 mi
- ZP16: 21.2 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 9.4 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 13.2 mi
- Robert Fulton Birthplace: 14.1 mi
- Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 18.7 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 3.6 mi
- Roachs Shore: 6.9 mi
- North East Beach Area: 9.2 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 13.8 mi
- Betterton Beach: 16.8 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Lapidum: 3.8 mi
- Frenchtown: 12.0 mi
- Glenville: 23.4 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 10.8 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 17.6 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.7 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eastern Airlines Flight 605 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 345° | 233 m | 22.7 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 328° | 192 m | 23.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 347° | 190 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Felix | SW 231° | 142 m | 4.8 mi |
| Face Rock | NW 317° | 136 m | 19.0 mi |
| Goat Hill | N 349° | 135 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | SW 228° | 134 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Vista | WSW 243° | 131 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7599088241
Day trips start here
- Perryville · 3 mi
- Havre de Grace · 5 mi
- Aberdeen · 9 mi
- Oxford · 13 mi
- Chesapeake City · 15 mi
- Bel Air · 16 mi
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