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Wayne Richardson

Wayne Richardson from directly overhead

Wayne Richardson is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank C. Bocek Park, a park 0.2 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 1.2 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Ghost bike in memory of Wayne Richardson, who was killed on July 30th 2019 after being struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike near the 2600 block of East Madison Street.

What the record says

Built
2019-09-15

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30012, -76.57823

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Taurus Statue Remnant: 0.7 mi
  • Star Spangled Banner Centennial Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Harry & Jeanette Weinberg: 0.8 mi
  • Rodgers Bastion: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 3.4 mi
  • German Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.5 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 342°233 m24.4 mi
Ivy HillNNW 335°200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 336°191 m14.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 268°169 m11.7 mi
The BunkerWNW 303°157 m19.7 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 339°155 m8.2 mi
Satyr HillNNE 14°151 m7.5 mi
Cherry HillNNE 30°149 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9650628089

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