Fort George G. Meade Museum
Fort George G. Meade Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Burba Lake Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
United States Army installation
Dates from 1917.
Wikidata Q509549, matched on coordinates and name (897 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 13.7 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 7 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 12 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 16 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burba Lake Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Seven Oaks Park: 1.5 mi
- Hatler Park: 1.8 mi
- National Vigilance Park: 1.9 mi
- Jacobs Forest Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Corey Walter: 1.4 mi
- Wesley Grove United Methodist Church: 4.5 mi
- Harmans: 4.6 mi
- Ridgewood Mobile Home Park: 4.9 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 5.4 mi
- Jacobs Forest Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Jacobs Forest Nature Preserve Path: 2.0 mi
- Lake Marion Park: 2.6 mi
- Quail Run Environmental Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Riden - Patuxent River Greenway: 3.1 mi
- National Cryptologic Museum: 2.0 mi
- Odenton Heritage Society Museum: 2.1 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Bowie Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 3.8 mi
- State Senator Michael J. Wagner Tribute Garden: 7.8 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 7.8 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 7.8 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Crofton Go Kart Raceway: 5.6 mi
- Childs Residence: 5.8 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Tardis: 8.3 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 8.3 mi
- Osprey: 6.4 mi
- Bear Statues: 7.6 mi
- Propel: 7.9 mi
- Azlon: 9.8 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 9.8 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.9 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 9.4 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 9.6 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 9.9 mi
- Spectator Area: 10.1 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mount Misery: 11.3 mi
- Eagle Hill: 13.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 13.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 14.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 10.0 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 13.4 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 14.2 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 15.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 16.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 11.7 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 16.5 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 16.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 14.0 mi
- Round Falls: 16.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 19.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 13.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 21.5 mi
- Daniels: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort George G. Meade Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 348° | 169 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 268° | 156 m | 24.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 15° | 155 m | 22.4 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 27° | 151 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 29° | 147 m | 24.7 mi |
| Luskins Hill | NNE 24° | 144 m | 22.9 mi |
| Church on the Rock | NNE 24° | 135 m | 23.0 mi |
| Point Reno | WSW 241° | 123 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/553352713
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