Banneker-Douglass Museum
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Banneker-Douglass Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Lawyers Hill stands 81 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Roots and Tides Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, formerly known as the Banneker-Douglass Museum, is the state of Maryland's official museum for African American history and culture. Located at 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the museum is housed within the former Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church. The museum is named for notable Maryland figures Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman. The facility serves as the state's official repository of African American material culture. The 11,700 square foot facility is home to 12,000 historical objects, the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library and archives, permanent and temporary history and art exhibits, and performance space. Lectures, workshops, performances, and educational programs are offered in-person and virtually throughout the year. The structure of Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed in 1875 and remodeled in 1896. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, gable-front brick church executed in the Gothic Revival style. It served as the meeting hall for the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, originally formed in the 1790s, for nearly 100 years. It was leased to the Maryland Commission on African-American History and Culture (MCAAHC), becoming the state's official museum for African American history and culture in 1984. In 1984, a 2+1⁄2-story addition was added to the rear of the building when it opened as the Banneker-Douglass Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is within the boundaries of the Colonial Annapolis Historic District. Steven Newsome is the former director of the museum. Chanel C. Johnson is the current executive director of the museum and MCAAHC.
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Wikidata Q4856892, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 20.4 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 18 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 25 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 25 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 0.0 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 0.3 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 0.4 mi
- Naval Academy Museum: 0.5 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 1.1 mi
- Baron Johann DeKalb: 0.1 mi
- Thurgood Marshall Memorial Circle: 0.2 mi
- Thurgood Marshall Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Thurgood Marshall Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Thurgood Marshall Memorial Columns: 0.2 mi
- Acton Cove Park: 0.2 mi
- Conduit Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Southgate Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Revell Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Taney Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 0.3 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 8.9 mi
- Mother's Garden: 9.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Paca Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 2.2 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 3.5 mi
- Brewers Pond Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Sahlin Forest Legacy Easement: 5.2 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 14.2 mi
- Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Propel: 17.7 mi
- Unity: 17.9 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 18.1 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 0.7 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 0.7 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 0.7 mi
- M60: 2.2 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 3.6 mi
- North Severn Beach: 1.3 mi
- Severn Beach: 1.3 mi
- Carr's Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sparrows Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 17.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Mount Misery: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Hill: 7.7 mi
- Tank Hill: 20.0 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 20.7 mi
- German Hill: 20.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.7 mi
- Round Falls: 24.8 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 6.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 16.0 mi
- Wilson: 18.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Banneker-Douglass Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Hill | NW 323° | 81 m | 20.7 mi |
| German Hill | N 357° | 45 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 337° | 43 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eagle Hill | N 3° | 43 m | 7.7 mi |
| Federal Hill | NNW 344° | 13 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/356065954
Day trips start here
- Severna Park · 8 mi
- Kent Island · 10 mi
- Bowie · 14 mi
- Glen Burnie · 14 mi
- Rock Hall · 17 mi
- Linthicum · 18 mi
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