Granite National Historic District
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Granite National Historic District is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.4 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Granite Historic District is a national historic district in Granite, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It comprises the focus of a rural quarrying community located in the Patapsco Valley of western Baltimore County, Maryland. It includes two churches, a school, a social hall, former commercial buildings, and houses and outbuildings, representing the period from the initial settlement of the area about 1750 through the early 20th century, when the village achieved its present form. The district also includes the former Waltersville quarry, one of two major granite operations in the region during the period. Granite from the Waltersville and Fox Rock quarries was utilized in construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the 1830s, and later in such projects as the Library of Congress, old Treasury Building, and parts of the inner walls of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., and numerous other projects in Baltimore city and county. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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Wikidata Q5595875, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.8 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.0 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 1 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 1 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 1 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area: 0.5 mi
- Henryton Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Henryton School of Practical Nursing: 3.6 mi
- Ellicotts Upper Mills: 3.7 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 1.0 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 5.5 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 5.9 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 6.0 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 2.4 mi
- Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Harvest Garden: 6.5 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 6.5 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Marriottsville Road Extension: 2.4 mi
- Mardella Ridge Forest Buffer Forest Conservation Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Willow Creek: 2.5 mi
- Owings Mills Boulevard Extension: 2.5 mi
- Woodstock Park: 2.6 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 2.5 mi
- North Farm Park: 2.9 mi
- Stevenswood Park: 4.0 mi
- Patapsco Glen Small Dog Park: 4.1 mi
- Cypressmede Park: 4.1 mi
- Ground Play: 5.9 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.9 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.9 mi
- Weathering Steel: 8.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 8.4 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 3.5 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.9 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 5.8 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 7.8 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 7.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 4.3 mi
- The Bunker: 8.0 mi
- Bend Hill: 10.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.9 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 10.9 mi
- Pickall Area: 4.4 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 4.7 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 8.7 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.8 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 9.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 6.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.6 mi
- Setters Formation: 15.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 10.2 mi
- Round Falls: 11.8 mi
- Daniels: 2.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite National Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNE 19° | 233 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 49° | 200 m | 12.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NE 41° | 191 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 140° | 169 m | 4.3 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 345° | 157 m | 8.0 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 68° | 155 m | 12.4 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 75° | 151 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | ENE 67° | 149 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 5 mi
- Ellicott City · 6 mi
- Owings Mills · 6 mi
- Columbia · 7 mi
- Sykesville · 7 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 8 mi
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