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"The Bush Declaration" Harford Town

"The Bush Declaration" Harford Town from directly overhead

"The Bush Declaration" Harford Town is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harford Town or Bush, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
COUNTY SEAT OF HARFORD COUNTY FROM ITS ORIGIN MARCH 1774, UNTIL MARCH 1783. HERE THE FIRST DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE EVER ADOPTED BY AN ORGANIZED BODY OF MEN DULY ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WAS PROCLAIMED ON MARCH 22, 1775.
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Operated by
Maryland Historical Society
Getting there

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Coordinates39.47246, -76.26604

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Grass Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Evergreen Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums
  • Hays House: 6.0 mi
  • Aberdeen Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 6.7 mi
  • Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 10.4 mi
  • Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 36
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 13.7 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 15.5 mi
  • Spring House: 15.5 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • F: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • The Eye: 12.1 mi
  • White Banks: 14.5 mi
  • Green Quarry: 14.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 15.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Crises Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of "The Bush Declaration" Harford Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillW 268°200 m21.8 mi
Oregon RidgeW 273°191 m22.4 mi
Abell RidgeWSW 258°155 m20.0 mi
Satyr HillWSW 253°151 m15.5 mi
Cherry HillW 272°149 m9.5 mi
Cub HillWSW 253°147 m14.2 mi
Luskins HillWSW 253°144 m16.8 mi
Mount FelixNE 47°142 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6814465570

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