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Fort Armistead

Fort Armistead, a historic site in Maryland
Fort Armistead, a historic site in MarylandHkhandrika · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fort Armistead is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Armistead Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 4.6 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Fort Armistead was a United States Army coastal defense fort, active from 1901 to 1920, that defended Baltimore, Maryland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1897.

Wikidata Q22022567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20913, -76.53404

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 58
  • Fort Carroll: 0.9 mi
  • I-631: 2.8 mi
  • I-632: 2.9 mi
  • K-612: 3.0 mi
  • I-641: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 57
Gardens: 56
Parks
  • Fort Armistead Park: 0.0 mi
  • Solley Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lyons Homes Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fleming Park: 2.5 mi
  • Solleys Cove Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 25
  • Tank Hill: 3.8 mi
  • German Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Federal Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 23
Picnic sites: 15
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Avalon Area: 10.3 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 10.6 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 11.6 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Wiona Cliffs: 12.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 14.3 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW200 m18.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m20.9 mi
Chestnut HillWNW169 m15.3 mi
Abell RidgeNNW155 m15.0 mi
Satyr HillN151 m13.5 mi
Cherry HillNNE149 m19.2 mi
Cub HillN147 m14.1 mi
Luskins HillN144 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/336166667

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