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Edgar Daniel Draper

Edgar Daniel Draper from directly overhead

Edgar Daniel Draper is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Ghost bike in memory of Edgar Daniel Draper, 63, who on was hit and killed on November 19th 2021 by the driver of a Baltimore City Department of General Services Ford F-150 pickup truck near his home in the Hanlon-Longwood neighborhood.

What the record says

Built
2022-02

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31627, -76.67272

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Poplar Terrace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hanlon Park: 0.3 mi
  • Elgin Park: 0.4 mi
  • William McGill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chelsea Terrace Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Richard Wagner Memorial Bust: 1.5 mi
  • Spring House: 1.5 mi
  • West Arlington Water Tower: 1.6 mi
  • Columbus Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Police Officer William Torbit Way: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Bend Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Federal Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Friction Wall: 7.3 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 354°233 m22.2 mi
Ivy HillN 360°200 m9.9 mi
Oregon RidgeN 357°191 m11.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 258°169 m6.8 mi
The BunkerNW 310°157 m15.0 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 18°155 m6.9 mi
Satyr HillNE 48°151 m9.2 mi
Cherry HillNE 48°149 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9650620463

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