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Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry from directly overhead

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is University Square Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

museum in the United States of America

Dates from 1996.

Wikidata Q6974464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
20 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28788, -76.62329

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • University Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Russell Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ridgelys Delight Historic District: 0.2 mi
  • Penn & Melvin Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.0 mi
  • German Hill: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.7 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.9 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.2 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 8.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.1 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 348°233 m24.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW 347°200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 346°191 m14.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 273°169 m9.3 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m18.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 357°155 m8.6 mi
Satyr HillNNE 28°151 m9.1 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/338084049

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