Freedom of Conscience
Freedom of Conscience is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Remembrance, a garden 0.1 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A GIFT TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND FROM THE COUNTIES TO COMMEMORATE THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING 1634–1934
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 1 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Admissions Field: 0.3 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City: 0.3 mi
- Townhouse Greens: 0.3 mi
- Father White Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Park: 1.0 mi
- Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
- "On Watch": 9.5 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 10.8 mi
- Seated Woman: 10.8 mi
- Resting: 10.8 mi
- St. John's Site (Historic St. Mary's City): 0.2 mi
- The Maryland Dove: 0.3 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City: 0.4 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center: 0.6 mi
- Drayden African-American Schoolhouse: 3.0 mi
- Piney Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Saint George Island Beach: 5.7 mi
- Saint Jerome Beach: 6.6 mi
- Lane Beach: 7.4 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 9.1 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 5.2 mi
- Shingle Hill: 14.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 17.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 17.7 mi
- Thompson Hill: 18.1 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 5.1 mi
- Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil: 9.3 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 13.5 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 0.6 mi
- African American Monument: 5.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 7.5 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 9.0 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 9.4 mi
- Yellows Banks: 0.7 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 0.1 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Malone's Church: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freedom of Conscience. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | WSW 244° | 55 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pantico Hill | WSW 244° | 52 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sexton Hill | WSW 238° | 52 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | W 265° | 50 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WSW 252° | 48 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Airy | W 265° | 47 m | 19.3 mi |
| Finchs Hill | WSW 256° | 47 m | 24.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 243° | 46 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9402615795
Day trips start here
- St. Mary's City · 0 mi
- Lexington Park · 5 mi
- Solomons · 10 mi
- Point Lookout · 11 mi
- Leonardtown · 13 mi
- Hooper's Island · 14 mi
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