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Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.41810, -76.54456

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Great Terrace: 2.3 mi
  • Parterres: 2.3 mi
  • Parterres: 2.3 mi
  • Parterres: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Cub Hill Forestry Tower: 1.3 mi
  • Krause Park: 1.3 mi
  • Krause Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ridgeleigh Park: 1.7 mi
  • Woodcroft Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Attractions: 48
  • 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
Peaks: 35
  • 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
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 0.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Crises Spring: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 328°233 m17.7 mi
Ivy HillWNW 292°200 m7.5 mi
Oregon RidgeWNW 302°191 m8.9 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 238°169 m15.9 mi
The BunkerW 278°157 m18.5 mi
Abell RidgeW 265°155 m4.7 mi
Satyr HillS 177°151 m0.9 mi
Cherry HillNE 53°149 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/458164276

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