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The Passage

The Passage from directly overhead

The Passage is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 1854 to 2004. 150 years as a county seat. Time capsule to be opened in 2154., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 1.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
1992. Donated by Marion car, Pozo trash in loving memory of her parents, Daniel and Francis car, Posey, and as a tribute to the School Library in The Baltimore County.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.40037, -76.60585

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Patriot Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Olympian Park: 0.2 mi
  • Towson Manor Park: 0.3 mi
  • West Towson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Glen Arboretum: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 56
Gardens: 53
Attractions: 49
Nature reserves
Peaks: 33
  • Abell Ridge: 1.6 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Satyr Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Midridge: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
Cliffs: 7
  • Old Quarry: 3.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 3.6 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 4.3 mi
  • Setters Formation: 7.4 mi
  • \: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW233 m17.3 mi
Ivy HillNW200 m5.4 mi
Oregon RidgeNW191 m7.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW169 m12.5 mi
The BunkerWNW157 m15.5 mi
Abell RidgeWNW155 m1.6 mi
Satyr HillE151 m3.3 mi
Cherry HillENE149 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2806889204

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