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Historic Canton

Historic Canton from directly overhead

Historic Canton is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Canton Soccer Park, a park 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q34870351, matched on coordinates and name (785 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27692, -76.56953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canton Soccer Park: 0.1 mi
  • Dypski Park: 0.2 mi
  • Canton Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
  • O'Donnell Square Park: 0.4 mi
  • Canton Square: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Dypski Park: 0.2 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Vincent Paul Galeano Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Memorial Flagstaff: 0.8 mi
  • Pulaski Monument: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Tank Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Federal Hill: 2.1 mi
  • German Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 17
Picnic sites: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 10.0 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 336°200 m13.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 337°191 m15.8 mi
Chestnut HillW 276°169 m12.2 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m21.0 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 340°155 m9.9 mi
Satyr HillN 9°151 m8.9 mi
Cherry HillNNE 26°149 m15.4 mi
Cub HillNNE 15°147 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9875330520

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