Korean War Memorial
Korean War Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Canton Waterfront Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990-05-27
How to reach it
- On the National Historic Seaport
- 2.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 3.2 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 5 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 9 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 9 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canton Waterfront Park: 0.0 mi
- Dypski Park: 0.1 mi
- Canton Square: 0.2 mi
- Canton Soccer Park: 0.2 mi
- O'Donnell Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 0.4 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 0.7 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Church Hospital: 1.5 mi
- NS Savannah: 1.6 mi
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 0.9 mi
- The Preservation Society: 1.0 mi
- National Slavic Museum: 1.1 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Museum: 1.1 mi
- Frederick-Douglass Maritime Museum: 1.2 mi
- Dypski Park: 0.1 mi
- Historic Canton: 0.2 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Memorial Flagstaff: 0.7 mi
- Pulaski Monument: 0.7 mi
- Vincent Paul Galeano Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Audubon Pollinator Garden for Native Plants: 0.8 mi
- Audubon Wetland Garden for Native Plants: 0.9 mi
- Patterson Park City Farm: 1.0 mi
- Conkling Street Garden: 1.1 mi
- Greektown Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- "Aaron LaCrate: Just a Kid from Highlandtown" Exhibition Mural: 0.6 mi
- BUS: 0.6 mi
- Gaffney's Mural: 0.7 mi
- Frank Zappa: 0.7 mi
- Parables Mural: 0.7 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 2.6 mi
- African Journey: 5.1 mi
- Rosemont Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 7.5 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.3 mi
- German Hill: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 5.9 mi
- Miami Beach: 11.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.5 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 15.6 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 15.8 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 17.0 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.7 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.8 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.8 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.5 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 9.8 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.5 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 11.7 mi
- Round Falls: 4.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 5.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 5.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 5.3 mi
- Daniels: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Korean War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 337° | 200 m | 13.6 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 338° | 191 m | 15.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 276° | 169 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 306° | 157 m | 20.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 341° | 155 m | 9.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | N 10° | 151 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 27° | 149 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 17° | 147 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1039630720
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
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