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Hawkins Point Light

Hawkins Point Light, a lighthouse in Maryland
Hawkins Point Light, a lighthouse in MarylandHkhandrika · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hawkins Point Light is a lighthouse in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Armistead, a historic site 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 4.7 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Hawkins Point Light was an unusual screw-pile lighthouse which displayed the front light to the Brewerton Channel Range. It was eventually superseded by an iron tower on the same foundation.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1868.

Wikidata Q5685170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20791, -76.53263

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Fort Armistead Park: 0.1 mi
  • Solley Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lyons Homes Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fleming Park: 2.5 mi
  • Solleys Cove Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Peaks: 25
  • Tank Hill: 3.9 mi
  • German Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Federal Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Mount Misery: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 23
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 11
  • Wiona Cliffs: 12.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 14.3 mi
  • Friction Wall: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 337°200 m18.9 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 337°191 m21.0 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 293°169 m15.4 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 339°155 m15.1 mi
Satyr HillN 358°151 m13.6 mi
Cherry HillNNE 14°149 m19.3 mi
Cub HillN 2°147 m14.2 mi
Luskins HillN 352°144 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Hawkins Point, MD, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1075554461

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