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Fort Garrison

Fort Garrison from directly overhead

Fort Garrison is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature conservation easement, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Falls Road passes 1.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
Built 1693

How to reach it

Coordinates39.39900, -76.70769

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Bluestone Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bonnie View Park: 2.5 mi
  • Gwynnvale Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sudbrook Park: 2.7 mi
  • Western Run Park: 2.9 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 50
Peaks: 29
  • Abell Ridge: 4.1 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Westridge: 5.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 7.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.8 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 10.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Crises Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Miami Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Dog Beach: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 332°344 m24.5 mi
Beecher HillNNW 341°324 m24.6 mi
Spook HillN 358°233 m16.4 mi
Ivy HillNNE 23°200 m4.5 mi
Oregon RidgeN 11°191 m6.2 mi
Chestnut HillSSW 214°169 m8.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 292°157 m10.4 mi
Abell RidgeENE 78°155 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8929368565

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