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Kelly Avenue Bridge marker

Kelly Avenue Bridge marker from directly overhead

Kelly Avenue Bridge marker is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden, a garden 0.1 miles 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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Coordinates39.36692, -76.65087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Parks
  • Poplar Hill Park: 0.2 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
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Creekside at Quarry Lake: 2.1 mi
  • African Journey: 2.9 mi
  • Ridervale Park: 3.5 mi
  • Nature conservation easement: 4.2 mi
  • Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Mt Washington Octagon: 0.3 mi
  • Opossum House: 0.9 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 1.8 mi
  • The Ruxton Playhouse: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.2 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 6.8 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 7.6 mi
  • Setters Formation: 9.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 349°233 m18.9 mi
Ivy HillN 349°200 m6.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 347°191 m8.5 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 238°169 m9.2 mi
The BunkerWNW 296°157 m14.1 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 17°155 m3.2 mi
Satyr HillENE 65°151 m6.3 mi
Cherry HillNE 55°149 m13.5 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/13262019682

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