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North Point Battlefield

North Point Battlefield, a historic site in Maryland
North Point Battlefield, a historic site in MarylandFamartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

North Point Battlefield is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Aquila Randall Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 5.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49532826, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
North Point Battlefield Where on Sept. 12, 1814 the defenders of Baltimore under Gen. John Stricker met the advancing British army of 7000 under Gen. Robert Ross, who was killed early in the engagement. State Roads Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27326, -76.46960

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Stansbury Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Cimaglia Park City Farm: 3.4 mi
  • Therapy Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Greektown Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • German Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Federal Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Putty Hill: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 19
Picnic sites: 14
Cliffs: 11
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 10.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 17.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNW 320°200 m16.9 mi
Oregon RidgeNW 322°191 m18.8 mi
Chestnut HillW 275°169 m17.5 mi
Abell RidgeNW 318°155 m12.9 mi
Satyr HillNNW 337°151 m9.9 mi
Cherry HillN 6°149 m14.2 mi
Cub HillNNW 344°147 m10.0 mi
Luskins HillNNW 329°144 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2316:0416:47

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12945603138

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