Galesville Heritage Museum
Galesville Heritage Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Good Hope Hill stands 84 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler-Surles Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Wikidata Q3886272, matched on coordinates and name (158 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Galesville Historical Society
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 25 mi
- Fort Washington Overlook · 28 mi
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Viewing Area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chandler-Surles Park: 0.1 mi
- Galesville Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Elizabeth Dixon Park: 0.2 mi
- Avalon Park: 0.3 mi
- Galesville Park: 0.6 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 6.7 mi
- Beach On My Mind: 9.6 mi
- Cecil: 9.6 mi
- Tadpole: 9.6 mi
- Ecphora: 9.6 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 7.4 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 8.1 mi
- Jug Bay Nature Preserve at Waysons Corner: 8.5 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Glendening Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Lafayette's Encampment: 9.3 mi
- Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Baron Johann DeKalb: 9.7 mi
- USS Maryland Memorial & Bell: 9.7 mi
- Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- M60: 9.8 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 10.1 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 10.3 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 9.9 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 10.0 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 14.9 mi
- The Island at Piney Orchard: 16.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Captain Salem Avery House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bayside History Museum: 9.5 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 9.6 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum: 9.6 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 0.7 mi
- Triton Beach: 3.7 mi
- Mayo Beach: 4.4 mi
- Selby Beach: 4.7 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 7.4 mi
- Mount Misery: 14.9 mi
- Eagle Hill: 17.2 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 21.9 mi
- Good Hope Hill: 22.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 22.8 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 6.9 mi
- Wilson: 8.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Galesville Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Hill | W 274° | 84 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | W 281° | 72 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 285° | 71 m | 24.8 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 283° | 61 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hoover Hill | WNW 286° | 56 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Saint Sepulchre | WNW 285° | 56 m | 24.7 mi |
| Barnard Hill | WNW 286° | 54 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | N 1° | 43 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 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–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis Police Brks, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/530018970
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake Beach · 10 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 12 mi
- Bowie · 14 mi
- Kent Island · 14 mi
- Largo · 16 mi
- Prince George's County · 17 mi
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