Railroad Crossing Lookout for the Locomotive
Railroad Crossing Lookout for the Locomotive is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Thunder, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Catonsville Short Line Railroad Sign Proudly donated by the Catonsville Historical Society September 2023
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 6.5 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 3 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 6 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 6 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 3.0 mi
- Water Wheel: 3.0 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 3.4 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 3.5 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 3.5 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 4.1 mi
- H.L. Mencken House: 5.0 mi
- Spring Grove Park: 0.7 mi
- Banneker Community Center: 0.8 mi
- Catonsville Park: 1.1 mi
- Westgate Park at North Bend: 1.6 mi
- Westview Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- MASH Green Roof: 1.2 mi
- UMBC Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Thomas V Marsho Garden: 1.6 mi
- Charlestown Resident Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 2.3 mi
- Castle Thunder: 0.3 mi
- Catonsville Nine: 0.3 mi
- Banneker School: 0.8 mi
- Farm Field Remnants: 1.7 mi
- Generator Shed (former): 2.2 mi
- Forum: 1.5 mi
- Walter Sondheim Sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Double Helix: 1.7 mi
- True Grit Statue: 1.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.0 mi
- Scenic Easement: 1.6 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 2.9 mi
- Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 3.1 mi
- Burnside Park: 3.4 mi
- Rosemont Park: 4.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.8 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 3.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.2 mi
- Bend Hill: 6.5 mi
- Federal Hill: 6.7 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 1.9 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 2.3 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 2.6 mi
- Avalon Area: 3.1 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 3.2 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 19.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 19.6 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 20.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 21.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 3.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 3.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.4 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.4 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 14.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.7 mi
- Round Falls: 6.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 9.9 mi
- Daniels: 5.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Crossing Lookout for the Locomotive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 14° | 200 m | 13.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 10° | 191 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 296° | 169 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 327° | 157 m | 15.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 29° | 155 m | 11.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 48° | 151 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 47° | 149 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cub Hill | NE 49° | 147 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11986056397
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 2 mi
- Ellicott City · 3 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 3 mi
- Hanover · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 6 mi
- Columbia · 6 mi
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