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Harford Town or Bush

Harford Town or Bush from directly overhead

Harford Town or Bush is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is "The Bush Declaration" Harford Town, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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Harford Town Or Bush The French troops of Count de Rouchambeau in five divisions camped here at the end of August 1782 -the 22nd camp on the return march from the Yorktown victory to the North.
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Coordinates39.47176, -76.26693

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums
  • Hays House: 6.0 mi
  • Aberdeen Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 6.6 mi
  • Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 10.5 mi
  • Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Shade Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Grass Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Evergreen Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 42
Attractions: 36
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 13.7 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 15.4 mi
  • Spring House: 15.4 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • The Eye: 12.2 mi
  • White Banks: 14.6 mi
  • Green Quarry: 14.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 15.1 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillW200 m21.7 mi
Oregon RidgeW191 m22.4 mi
Abell RidgeWSW155 m20.0 mi
Satyr HillWSW151 m15.5 mi
Cherry HillW149 m9.4 mi
Cub HillWSW147 m14.2 mi
Luskins HillWSW144 m16.8 mi
Mount FelixNE142 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:36
September equinox06:5318:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6814465568

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