H.L. Mencken House
H.L. Mencken House is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Maryland, United States
Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q5628361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 1.6 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 2.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Square: 0.0 mi
- Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Vincent Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Square Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Unity Park: 0.2 mi
- Children's Round Square: 0.1 mi
- Union Square mural: 0.1 mi
- Mount Clare mural: 0.2 mi
- Steel Henge: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.5 mi
- Bon Secours Urban Farm: 0.3 mi
- Sunflower Village: 0.3 mi
- Pop! Farm: 0.4 mi
- Mount Clare Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Devotion: 0.5 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 0.6 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 0.6 mi
- Alexandroffsky: 0.7 mi
- George Herman (Babe) Ruth: 1.0 mi
- Irish Railroad Workers Museum: 0.5 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: 0.5 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 0.5 mi
- Babe Ruth Museum: 0.9 mi
- Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: 1.0 mi
- Barre Circle Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 1.1 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 1.4 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 1.4 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Rosemont Park: 1.4 mi
- African Journey: 2.6 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 3.8 mi
- Burnside Park: 4.7 mi
- Scenic Easement: 5.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tank Hill: 6.0 mi
- German Hill: 6.7 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.3 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.9 mi
- Avalon Area: 6.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 6.3 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 6.6 mi
- Miami Beach: 14.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 16.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 19.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 8.2 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.7 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.0 mi
- failed mill dam: 1.5 mi
- Round Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 13.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 8.0 mi
- Daniels: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of H.L. Mencken House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 350° | 233 m | 24.4 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 352° | 200 m | 12.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 350° | 191 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 274° | 169 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 312° | 157 m | 17.5 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 3° | 155 m | 8.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 33° | 151 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 39° | 149 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/336433413
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 2 mi
- Central Maryland · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 3 mi
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