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Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1

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Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1 is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vista Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Built for the African American Community in 1874 as a school for children in the Loreley area and as home to this "benevolent" society, founded in 1872.
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Coordinates39.40998, -76.41043

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mount Vista Park: 1.1 mi
  • Chapel Hill Elementary School Recreation Center: 1.3 mi
  • The Fields at Cowenton Ridge Park: 2.0 mi
  • The Trails at Cowenton Ridge Park: 2.0 mi
  • Gough Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Kingsville Bull: 3.5 mi
  • Mary & Jesus: 6.4 mi
  • Saint John the Evangelist: 6.4 mi
  • Kites of Bel Air (HoH): 7.0 mi
  • Essex-Middle River: 7.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions: 47
  • Double Rock Park: 6.7 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 7.3 mi
  • Spring House: 7.3 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 9.7 mi
  • Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Chapel Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Vista: 4.2 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Putty Hill: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 13
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.1 mi
  • Old Quarry: 7.2 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 7.7 mi
  • Setters Formation: 14.5 mi
  • \: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNW 314°233 m22.6 mi
Ivy HillWNW 284°200 m14.5 mi
Oregon RidgeWNW 290°191 m15.6 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 249°169 m22.1 mi
Abell RidgeW 271°155 m11.9 mi
Satyr HillW 267°151 m7.1 mi
Cherry HillNNW 340°149 m5.0 mi
Cub HillW 272°147 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:4019:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2316:0416:46

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12735629284

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