Hawkins Point Light
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 It was eventually superseded by an iron tower on the same foundation.
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Dates from 1868.
Wikidata Q5685170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 6.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 7.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 9 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 10 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 14 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dundalk - Patapsco Neck Historical Society and Museum: 3.5 mi
- Tank Hill: 3.9 mi
- CCBC History Exhibit: 4.1 mi
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
- Battle of North Point Memorial Museum: 5.4 mi
- NS Savannah: 3.7 mi
- Captain Trash Wheel: 4.2 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 4.6 mi
- Todd Farmhouse: 5.1 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 5.6 mi
- Fort Armistead: 0.1 mi
- Fort Carroll: 0.9 mi
- I-631: 2.9 mi
- I-632: 2.9 mi
- K-612: 3.0 mi
- Unity: 3.2 mi
- Baltimore Love Project Mural: 3.7 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 3.8 mi
- American Flag Mural: 4.6 mi
- Ravens Mural: 4.6 mi
- Filbert Street Garden: 3.4 mi
- Black Butterfly Teaching Farm: 3.5 mi
- Stansbury Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Cimaglia Park City Farm: 3.9 mi
- Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 4.5 mi
- 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
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.3 mi
- Longhill Fire Tower: 6.0 mi
- Wildwood Beach Land Trust: 6.4 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 7.4 mi
- 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
- Dog Beach: 8.4 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 10.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 11.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 11.2 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 11.7 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 8.6 mi
- Avalon Area: 10.4 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 10.7 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 11.7 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 11.9 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.4 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 14.6 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.4 mi
- Round Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.4 mi
- Crises Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 10.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 14.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.1 mi
- Daniels: 16.9 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 337° | 200 m | 18.9 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 337° | 191 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 293° | 169 m | 15.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 339° | 155 m | 15.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | N 358° | 151 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 14° | 149 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cub Hill | N 2° | 147 m | 14.2 mi |
| Luskins Hill | N 352° | 144 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
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 mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1075554461
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 5 mi
- Glen Burnie · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 6 mi
- Baltimore · 7 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 7 mi
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