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Great Railroad Strike of 1877

Great Railroad Strike of 1877 from directly overhead

Great Railroad Strike of 1877 is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Strike 1877, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Strikes and riots in Baltimore in 1877

Wikidata Q28035318, matched on coordinates and name (175 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
The first national strike began July 16, 1877, with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland. It spread across the nation, halting rail traffic and closing factories in reaction to widespread worker discon

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28503, -76.61944

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • Russell Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ravens' Walk: 0.2 mi
  • Homesteader Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.2 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.8 mi
  • German Hill: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.8 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.9 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.3 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.2 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 348°233 m24.8 mi
Ivy HillNNW 346°200 m12.4 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 346°191 m14.4 mi
Chestnut HillW 274°169 m9.5 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m18.6 mi
Abell RidgeN 355°155 m8.8 mi
Satyr HillNNE 26°151 m9.2 mi
Cherry HillNE 35°149 m16.3 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 5080 °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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12945601455

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