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K-Swift 92Q Salt Box

K-Swift 92Q Salt Box from directly overhead

K-Swift 92Q Salt Box is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mass Communications, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2022-02-23
Material
wood
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore City
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30363, -76.61454

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Pearlstone Park: 0.3 mi
  • B & O Slope Park: 0.3 mi
  • Forrest Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Calvert & Federal Park: 0.3 mi
  • Congressional Medal Of Honor Traffic Island: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions: 60
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.5 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.9 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.1 mi
  • German Hill: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.8 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.9 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.1 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of K-Swift 92Q Salt Box. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m23.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW 344°200 m11.2 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m13.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 267°169 m9.7 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m18.0 mi
Abell RidgeN 353°155 m7.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 28°151 m8.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 37°149 m15.1 mi
Conditions

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 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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9651017837

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