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Old Post Road - Established 1666 - Cokesbury College

Old Post Road - Established 1666 - Cokesbury College from directly overhead

Old Post Road - Established 1666 - Cokesbury College is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Abingdon Road Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Cokesbury College The first Methodist College in the world established at Abingdon June 5, 1785 by Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. Destroyed by fire December 4, 1795. Located 175 yards east of this point. Erected by the Governor William Paca Chapt
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Coordinates39.46128, -76.27955

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Shade Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Grass Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Garden For The Senses: 6.2 mi
Museums
  • Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 5.9 mi
  • Hays House: 6.1 mi
  • Aberdeen Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 11.4 mi
  • Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Boothby Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Chapel Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Vista: 9.4 mi
  • Schoolhouse Hill: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.7 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 14.0 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 14.6 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 14.6 mi
  • Spring House: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • F: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • The Eye: 13.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.4 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 14.4 mi
  • Old Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • White Banks: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Crises Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Post Road - Established 1666 - Cokesbury College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillW 270°200 m21.0 mi
Oregon RidgeW 275°191 m21.7 mi
Abell RidgeW 260°155 m19.2 mi
Satyr HillWSW 255°151 m14.6 mi
Cherry HillW 277°149 m8.8 mi
Cub HillWSW 255°147 m13.3 mi
Luskins HillWSW 255°144 m15.9 mi
Mount FelixNE 46°142 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:36
September equinox06:5318:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 6 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12945569176

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