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The National Road

The National Road from directly overhead

The National Road is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Street Ballroom, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This marker stands on a part of the right of way of the historic and fabled National, or Cumberland Road. Commencing in 1806 it was built in segments by city, state, federal, and private means and was the first great commercial and travel link from Baltim
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How to reach it

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Coordinates39.26871, -76.80095

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Main Street Ballroom: 0.1 mi
  • Dogwood Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Nature Center: 3.4 mi
  • Tardis: 4.0 mi
  • Crimea Mansion: 6.0 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Tiber Park: 0.3 mi
  • Westchester Woods Local Opens Space: 1.0 mi
  • Yingling Ridgely Park: 1.2 mi
  • Worthington Park: 1.3 mi
  • Worthington Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Ellicott's Mills: 0.4 mi
  • Mentzel Paper Mill: 0.6 mi
  • Foundation: 1.0 mi
  • Foundation: 1.5 mi
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Harvest Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 1.4 mi
  • MASH Green Roof: 3.6 mi
  • Shipley's Grant Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Long Reach Community Gardens: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 32
Picnic sites: 31
  • Hollofield Shelters: 2.0 mi
  • Pickall Area: 2.6 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 3.3 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 3.4 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Friction Wall: 0.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 0.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 0.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 0.9 mi
  • Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Crises Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.7 mi
  • Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Miami Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Gibson Island Beach: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNE 27°200 m14.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNE 22°191 m16.3 mi
Chestnut HillN 7°169 m1.9 mi
The BunkerNNW 340°157 m13.7 mi
Hunting HillWSW 239°156 m24.8 mi
Abell RidgeNE 42°155 m13.4 mi
Satyr HillNE 56°151 m16.7 mi
Cherry HillNE 53°149 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4219:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474787669574739
Precip in3.12.94.03.43.94.04.54.14.43.93.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9779838755

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