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Kelly Ave Bridge

Kelly Ave Bridge from directly overhead

Kelly Ave Bridge is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Maryland Bolt & Nut Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Erected by City of Baltimore 1926 Howard W. Jackson, Mayor Robert Garrett, Chair, Pub. Improv. Comm. Bernard L. Crozier, Chief Engineer Steuart Purcell, Highways Eng. Whitman, Requardt, & Smith, Consulting Engrs. Robinson Construction Co., Constructor
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Coordinates39.36718, -76.64891

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Poplar Hill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sabina Mattfeldt Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.4 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.4 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Creekside at Quarry Lake: 2.2 mi
  • African Journey: 2.9 mi
  • Ridervale Park: 3.5 mi
  • Nature conservation easement: 4.3 mi
  • Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Mt Washington Octagon: 0.4 mi
  • Opossum House: 0.8 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 1.7 mi
  • The Ruxton Playhouse: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.2 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 6.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 7.5 mi
  • Setters Formation: 9.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.4 mi
Beaches: 8
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 349°233 m18.9 mi
Ivy HillNNW 348°200 m6.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 347°191 m8.5 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 238°169 m9.3 mi
The BunkerWNW 296°157 m14.2 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 16°155 m3.2 mi
Satyr HillENE 65°151 m6.2 mi
Cherry HillNE 55°149 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8929236142

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