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John A.J. Creswell

John A.J. Creswell from directly overhead

John A.J. Creswell is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Stony Hill stands 233 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bainbridge Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway runs past it. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60500, -76.11542

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rice Tot Lot & Dog Park: 0.1 mi
  • Community Connecting Us Park: 0.3 mi
  • Port Deposit Marina Park: 0.5 mi
  • Rock Run Park & Boat Launch: 0.8 mi
  • Earline Brown Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
Artworks: 43
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 31
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 6
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillN233 m22.7 mi
Red HillNNW192 m23.0 mi
Oak HillN190 m24.1 mi
Mount FelixSSW142 m2.5 mi
Face RockNW136 m17.7 mi
Goat HillN135 m8.3 mi
Mount AraratESE134 m1.7 mi
Mount VistaWSW131 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3819:5620:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7654245642

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