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Simpson Mill

Simpson Mill from directly overhead

Simpson Mill is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Annie's Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.18840, -76.89365

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Mill Race: 0.2 mi
  • Old Quarry Works: 4.6 mi
  • Old Savage Dam Gates: 4.8 mi
  • Former Canal Gates: 4.9 mi
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Holiday Hills Park: 1.0 mi
  • Martin Road Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 1.4 mi
  • Atholton Park: 1.5 mi
  • Dickinson Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Azlon: 2.2 mi
  • "Family" Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Bear Statues: 2.6 mi
  • Commons Tower: 2.9 mi
  • old bank vault door: 5.7 mi
Museums
  • Howard County Center of African American Culture: 3.1 mi
  • Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 3.1 mi
  • Laurel Historical Society: 5.8 mi
  • Ellicott City Colored School: 7.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring Museum: 7.3 mi
Attractions
  • Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 3.7 mi
  • Tardis: 7.0 mi
  • Main Street Ballroom: 7.4 mi
  • Nature Center: 8.9 mi
  • Oakley Cabin: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 55
Peaks: 42
Cliffs: 9
  • Friction Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.6 mi
  • Quartz Rock Outcropping: 10.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • Sandy Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Silver Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.0 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 22.0 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNE 32°200 m22.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNE 28°191 m23.4 mi
Chestnut HillNE 35°169 m9.0 mi
The BunkerN 1°157 m18.5 mi
Hunting HillWSW 246°156 m17.8 mi
Abell RidgeNE 42°155 m20.8 mi
Satyr HillNE 51°151 m24.0 mi
Black HillW 270°148 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4219:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745566574797871594839
Precip in3.52.74.23.84.44.44.23.84.74.43.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/364685384

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