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Maryland Line Monument

Maryland Line Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is B & O Slope Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

monument about the American Revolutionary War in Baltimore, Maryland

Wikidata Q126708136, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1901

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30565, -76.61882

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • B & O Slope Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pearlstone Park: 0.1 mi
  • Congressional Medal Of Honor Traffic Island: 0.1 mi
  • Contee-Parago Traffic Island: 0.3 mi
  • Rutter's Mill Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions: 60
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 1.0 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 1.0 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.4 mi
  • German Hill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.7 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.8 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m23.4 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m11.0 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m13.0 mi
Chestnut HillW 266°169 m9.5 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m17.7 mi
Abell RidgeN 354°155 m7.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE 30°151 m7.9 mi
Cherry HillNE 38°149 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/369907237

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