Fallsway Fountain
Fallsway Fountain is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Forrest Street Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fountain and sculpture in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Wikidata Q15650028, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 1.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.2 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Forrest Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Johnston Square: 0.3 mi
- Calvert & Federal Park: 0.3 mi
- Wonderground Park: 0.4 mi
- North Mount Vernon Place: 0.4 mi
- Mass Communications: 0.2 mi
- 3 Sisters: 0.3 mi
- Arbor: 0.3 mi
- Edgar Allan Poe: 0.3 mi
- Male / Female: 0.3 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.5 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Maryland Center for History and Culture Museum: 0.6 mi
- City of Baltimore Fire Museum: 0.7 mi
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum: 0.8 mi
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.6 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.9 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
- John Eager Howard Monument: 0.4 mi
- Maryland Line Monument: 0.4 mi
- American Psychoanalytic Association: 0.4 mi
- Severn Teackle Wallis Monument: 0.4 mi
- George Peabody Monument: 0.4 mi
- Billie Holiday Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 0.6 mi
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 0.8 mi
- New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.9 mi
- African Journey: 2.3 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.0 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.1 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.8 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 6.7 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.2 mi
- Tank Hill: 5.0 mi
- German Hill: 5.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 12.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 16.2 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.2 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 19.4 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.9 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.0 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 8.2 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.6 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 10.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Round Falls: 1.6 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 7.8 mi
- Daniels: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fallsway Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 346° | 233 m | 23.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 343° | 200 m | 11.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 343° | 191 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 267° | 169 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 306° | 157 m | 18.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 352° | 155 m | 7.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 27° | 151 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 37° | 149 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1292299524
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Midtown · 0 mi
- Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 1 mi
- Central Maryland · 1 mi
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