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Fells Point

Fells Point is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Preservation Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dates from 1763.

Wikidata Q49488759, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28199, -76.59296

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Thames Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wills Park: 0.3 mi
  • Harbor Point Central Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Under Armour Promenade: 0.4 mi
  • Katyn Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Tank Hill: 3.4 mi
  • German Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.0 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.0 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.5 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 341°200 m13.0 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 341°191 m15.0 mi
Chestnut HillW 275°169 m10.9 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m19.8 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 347°155 m9.2 mi
Satyr HillNNE 17°151 m8.9 mi
Cherry HillNNE 31°149 m15.7 mi
Cub HillNNE 23°147 m9.8 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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8739519331

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