Milestone in Radio History
historic site
- Material
- metal
- Operated by
- Maryland Historical Society
- Inscription
- Here, on Cobb Island, in December, 1900, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, assisted by Frank W. Very, while experimenting in wireless telephony, for the first time sent and received intelligible speech by electromagnetic waves between two masts 50 feet high and
- On the Religious Freedom BywayNational
- 9.6 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 19.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 23 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
38.26079, -76.85136
Elevation 2 m (modelled from terrain)