Lime Kiln
Lime Kiln is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Balancing Reservoir Spillway, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 1 m
How to reach it
- On the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 6.3 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.5 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Loch Raven Dam · 1 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 2 mi
- Overshot Point · 5 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aigburth Vale: 3.4 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.7 mi
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 4.3 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 6.3 mi
- In Loving Memory Of Marlane C. King: 0.4 mi
- Glen Ellen Castle: 1.9 mi
- The Joppa Road: 2.4 mi
- Established 1926: 2.4 mi
- Lakeview Methodist Church: 2.7 mi
- St John-Baptiste de La Salle Statue: 2.7 mi
- George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Statue: 2.7 mi
- Siphnean Landscape: 2.8 mi
- To Leah IV, 1974: 3.0 mi
- To Leah I: 3.0 mi
- Cub Hill Forestry Tower: 1.3 mi
- Krause Park: 1.3 mi
- Ridgeleigh Park: 1.7 mi
- Woodcroft Park: 1.7 mi
- Ridgely Manor Park: 2.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Great Terrace: 2.3 mi
- Parterres: 2.3 mi
- Avalon Courtyard 2: 3.2 mi
- Avalon Courtyard 1: 3.2 mi
- Andrea Playground: 1.5 mi
- Missing Pines Tot Lot: 2.1 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 2.1 mi
- Fullerton Farms Stormwater Management: 3.3 mi
- Perry Hall Apartments Drainage Reservation: 3.4 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 0.2 mi
- Spring House: 0.2 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 2.7 mi
- Double Rock Park: 3.2 mi
- Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 3.4 mi
- Satyr Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cub Hill: 1.3 mi
- Church on the Rock: 1.5 mi
- Luskins Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hugh's Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nordic Grove: 8.9 mi
- Pecos Tent: 8.9 mi
- Timber Tent: 9.0 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 9.2 mi
- Pickall Area: 15.0 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 0.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 0.1 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Setters Formation: 8.2 mi
- \: 11.1 mi
- Round Falls: 8.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 10.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 18.9 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 20.0 mi
- Miami Beach: 12.1 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 16.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 24.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 0.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 8.3 mi
- Crises Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 14.5 mi
- Daniels: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lime Kiln. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 328° | 233 m | 17.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WNW 292° | 200 m | 7.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | WNW 302° | 191 m | 8.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 238° | 169 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Bunker | W 278° | 157 m | 18.5 mi |
| Abell Ridge | W 265° | 155 m | 4.7 mi |
| Satyr Hill | S 177° | 151 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 53° | 149 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/458164276
Day trips start here
- Baltimore County · 3 mi
- Towson · 3 mi
- Timonium · 5 mi
- White Marsh · 5 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 7 mi
- Cockeysville · 7 mi
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