Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Baltimore Streetcar Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Graffiti Alley, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Falls Road runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum. It is located at 1911 Falls Road (MD 25) in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum is dedicated to preserving Baltimore's public transportation history, especially the streetcar era.
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Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q4852928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Falls Road
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 1.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 1 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graffiti Alley: 0.1 mi
- Layers of Love: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Nut and Bolt: 0.3 mi
- The Pulse of Time Starts and Stops: 0.3 mi
- Fawcett & Hampden Park: 0.2 mi
- Mount Royal Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Rutter's Mill Park: 0.3 mi
- Douglas R. Morrison Park: 0.4 mi
- Park Avenue Median Park: 0.4 mi
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.2 mi
- Miracle on 34th Street: 1.2 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.4 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 1.5 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Watson Monument: 0.3 mi
- Maryland Line Monument: 0.5 mi
- The Unity Wall: 0.5 mi
- Hammann-Costin WWI Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Victorious K. Swift Way: 0.5 mi
- Lovely Lane Museum Library: 0.3 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 0.6 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art: 0.9 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Whitelock Community Farm: 0.7 mi
- Whitelock Community Farm: 0.8 mi
- African Journey: 1.6 mi
- Rosemont Park: 2.7 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.8 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.3 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 5.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Federal Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.4 mi
- Tank Hill: 5.7 mi
- German Hill: 6.0 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.9 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.9 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 8.1 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.5 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 20.2 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.5 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Round Falls: 0.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 14.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 1.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 8.6 mi
- Daniels: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baltimore Streetcar Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 347° | 233 m | 22.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 344° | 200 m | 10.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 344° | 191 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 263° | 169 m | 9.5 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 305° | 157 m | 17.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 355° | 155 m | 6.9 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 33° | 151 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 40° | 149 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/119847647
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Central Maryland · 2 mi
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