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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
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
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • 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
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 57
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
Beaches: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.3 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 HillNNW233 m23.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m11.2 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m13.2 mi
Chestnut HillW169 m9.7 mi
The BunkerNW157 m18.0 mi
Abell RidgeN155 m7.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE151 m8.0 mi
Cherry HillNE149 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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