Battle of North Point
Battle of North Point is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is North Point State Battlefield Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 4.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
North Point State Battlefield preserves nine acres of open land which represent the last undeveloped parcel from the site of the Battle of North Point, a turning point in the defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812. On September 12, 1814, 3,000 citiz
The story
historic preserve in Dundalk, Maryland, US
Dates from 2015.
Wikidata Q27958534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 6.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 7.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 9 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 11 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Point State Battlefield Park: 0.0 mi
- Battle Acre Park: 0.2 mi
- Defenders Trail: 0.3 mi
- Charlesmont Park: 0.4 mi
- Bear Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Battle of North Point Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- American Pool Association Museum of Champions: 0.6 mi
- CCBC History Exhibit: 1.6 mi
- CCBC History Exhibit: 1.7 mi
- Heritage Society of Essex-Middle River: 2.2 mi
- Methodist Meeting House Monument: 0.4 mi
- History Plaques of Winners: 0.5 mi
- Aquila Randall Monument: 0.9 mi
- Aquila Randall Monument: 1.0 mi
- North Point Battlefield: 1.0 mi
- Bingo Mural: 0.6 mi
- Goku Statue Display: 0.9 mi
- Avengers Mural: 0.9 mi
- Ravens Mural: 1.5 mi
- American Flag Mural: 1.5 mi
- Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 1.2 mi
- Stansbury Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Cimaglia Park City Farm: 2.6 mi
- Therapy Garden: 3.6 mi
- Greektown Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 2.9 mi
- Wildwood Beach Land Trust: 3.4 mi
- Wildwood Beach Land Trust: 3.5 mi
- Pottery Farm Park: 3.8 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- NS Savannah: 3.9 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 4.5 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 5.0 mi
- Todd Farmhouse: 5.2 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 5.4 mi
- German Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.7 mi
- Nine Mile Hill: 5.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 6.5 mi
- Putty Hill: 6.9 mi
- Miami Beach: 6.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 11.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 13.9 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 15.9 mi
- F: 4.8 mi
- H: 4.8 mi
- G: 4.8 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 8.0 mi
- Avalon Area: 13.2 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.2 mi
- Round Falls: 8.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 22.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 9.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 5.5 mi
- Daniels: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of North Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NW 321° | 200 m | 16.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 324° | 191 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 274° | 169 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 300° | 157 m | 24.7 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NW 320° | 155 m | 12.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNW 341° | 151 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 10° | 149 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cub Hill | N 349° | 147 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6577121960
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 6 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 6 mi
- Central Maryland · 6 mi
- Baltimore · 7 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 7 mi
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