The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa Labyrinth, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 0.9 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1939
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 1.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 2.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 5 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 5 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 0.1 mi
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.4 mi
- Miracle on 34th Street: 1.4 mi
- Church Hospital: 2.4 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 2.5 mi
- ThanksGiving Place: 0.1 mi
- Waverly Mini Park: 0.3 mi
- Montpelier & 30th Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Coldstream Park: 0.4 mi
- Alameda Circle: 0.4 mi
- Cal Ripken Senior: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Field at the Y: 0.1 mi
- Edward J. Gallagher Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther Monument: 0.7 mi
- Homewood: 0.9 mi
- Reese Street Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Harvest: 0.3 mi
- Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Waverly W: 0.5 mi
- 29th Street Playground Mural: 0.6 mi
- Inertia Study: 0.7 mi
- 29th Street Community Center Mural: 0.7 mi
- Optical Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Homewood Museum: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- Great Blacks In Wax Museum: 1.1 mi
- Lovely Lane Museum Library: 1.2 mi
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum: 1.5 mi
- African Journey: 2.3 mi
- Rosemont Park: 4.1 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 4.9 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 5.7 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 5.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.7 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.3 mi
- Luskins Hill: 5.3 mi
- Church on the Rock: 5.5 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.4 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 9.4 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.6 mi
- Avalon Area: 9.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.9 mi
- Miami Beach: 12.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.3 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 7.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
- Round Falls: 1.6 mi
- failed mill dam: 4.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.3 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 9.1 mi
- Daniels: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Good Shepherd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 344° | 233 m | 22.2 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 337° | 200 m | 9.9 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 338° | 191 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 258° | 169 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 300° | 157 m | 17.7 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 344° | 155 m | 6.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 30° | 151 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 39° | 149 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6515689972
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
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