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Saint Ignatius Church Hickory, Maryland

Saint Ignatius Church Hickory, Maryland from directly overhead

Saint Ignatius Church Hickory, Maryland is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Blake's Venture Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.

Wikidata Q5751114, matched on coordinates and name (939 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Oldest Roman Catholic Church in continuous use in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Completed in 1792 by Sylvester Boarman, S.J., while in charge of the nearby Jesuit mission of St. Joseph at Priest's Ford. Early pastors of the church served Charles Carroll o
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Coordinates39.57374, -76.35427

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blake's Venture Park: 0.9 mi
  • Friends Park: 1.7 mi
  • Forest Hill Recreation Complex: 1.8 mi
  • Majors Choice Park: 2.2 mi
  • Old Fields Park: 2.5 mi
Museums
  • Hays House: 2.9 mi
  • Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 8.0 mi
  • Hosanna School Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Old Line Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Aberdeen Historical Museum: 11.0 mi
Historic sites
  • The Hays House: 2.9 mi
  • Tudor Hall: 3.3 mi
  • Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Dog Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Medical Hall: 3.8 mi
  • Troy Vincent Taylor: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Bel Air's Family Tree (HoH): 2.2 mi
  • MA & PA Heritage (HoH): 2.3 mi
  • Art in the Heart of Bel Air (HoH): 2.4 mi
  • Hometown Heritage (HoH): 2.4 mi
  • Hearts of Harford (HoH): 2.4 mi
Gardens: 53
Nature reserves
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 35
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 4.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 5.3 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 14.9 mi
  • Spring House: 14.9 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Green Quarry: 9.3 mi
  • Wildcat Point: 12.0 mi
  • The Eye: 13.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 13.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 5
  • Black Barren Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Crises Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Ignatius Church Hickory, Maryland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillWNW233 m19.8 mi
Ivy HillWSW200 m18.8 mi
Red HillN192 m23.2 mi
Oregon RidgeWSW191 m18.7 mi
Abell RidgeSW155 m18.6 mi
Satyr HillSW151 m15.4 mi
Cherry HillSW149 m8.2 mi
Cub HillSW147 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12945607985

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