Fort McHenry Visitor Center
Fort McHenry Visitor Center is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Armistead Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland
Dates from 1776.
Wikidata Q1438634, matched on coordinates and name (254 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the National Historic Seaport
- 1.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.6 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 5 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 8 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 9 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Armistead Monument: 0.0 mi
- Fort McHenry: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Historic Canton: 1.0 mi
- Dypski Park: 1.0 mi
- Orpheus with the Awkward Foot: 0.2 mi
- Working Point: 1.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass: 1.3 mi
- "Aaron LaCrate: Just a Kid from Highlandtown" Exhibition Mural: 1.5 mi
- BUS: 1.5 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 0.5 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 1.0 mi
- NS Savannah: 1.4 mi
- Captain Trash Wheel: 1.6 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Canton Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Hull Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Under Armour Promenade: 1.0 mi
- Canton Square: 1.0 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Museum: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Industry: 1.3 mi
- Frederick-Douglass Maritime Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Preservation Society: 1.3 mi
- National Slavic Museum: 1.5 mi
- Audubon Pollinator Garden for Native Plants: 1.5 mi
- Audubon Wetland Garden for Native Plants: 1.6 mi
- Upper Fell’s Point Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 1.8 mi
- Patterson Park City Farm: 1.8 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 1.7 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Rosemont Park: 5.1 mi
- African Journey: 5.4 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 7.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.5 mi
- German Hill: 3.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bend Hill: 6.3 mi
- Miami Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 15.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 15.1 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 16.3 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.0 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.3 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.0 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 9.3 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.2 mi
- Round Falls: 4.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 5.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.9 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 4.7 mi
- Daniels: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort McHenry Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 339° | 200 m | 14.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 340° | 191 m | 16.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 280° | 169 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 309° | 157 m | 21.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 344° | 155 m | 10.5 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 11° | 151 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 26° | 149 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 17° | 147 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/169058433
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 2 mi
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