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Third and Last County Almshouse

Third and Last County Almshouse from directly overhead

Third and Last County Almshouse is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is County Home Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What the record says

Material
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Coordinates39.46015, -76.62796

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed: 0.9 mi
  • Mays Chapel Pumping Station: 1.7 mi
  • Cal Ripken Jr. Field: 1.8 mi
  • Chris's Trail: 2.0 mi
  • Ruins of an old mill: 2.0 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space: 1.0 mi
  • Warren Manor Local Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Glenmoore Local Open Space: 1.3 mi
  • Warren Place Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Tiger: 2.7 mi
  • The Passage: 3.3 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 3.4 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 3.5 mi
  • To Leah I: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 35
  • Westridge: 0.7 mi
  • Midridge: 0.8 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.4 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 9
  • Setters Formation: 3.1 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 4.4 mi
  • Old Quarry: 5.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 5.3 mi
  • \: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Crises Spring: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNW 318°344 m23.5 mi
Beecher HillNNW 327°324 m22.7 mi
Saubel HillNNW 336°277 m23.2 mi
Spook HillNNW 338°233 m13.0 mi
Ivy HillW 268°200 m2.5 mi
Oregon RidgeWNW 301°191 m3.6 mi
Chestnut HillSW 218°169 m14.5 mi
The BunkerW 269°157 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8095295335

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