Museum of Howard County History
Museum of Howard County History is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellicott Mills Children's Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Howard County Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 10.0 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 1 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 5 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 5 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 0.0 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 0.7 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 4.4 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 4.4 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 0.1 mi
- Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 3.3 mi
- Tardis: 3.9 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 5.9 mi
- The National Road: 0.1 mi
- Ellicott's Mills: 0.3 mi
- Mentzel Paper Mill: 0.5 mi
- Foundation: 0.9 mi
- Foundation: 1.4 mi
- Tiber Park: 0.2 mi
- Westchester Woods Local Opens Space: 0.9 mi
- Worthington Park: 1.2 mi
- Yingling Ridgely Park: 1.3 mi
- Worthington Park: 1.4 mi
- Harvest Garden: 1.2 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 1.2 mi
- MASH Green Roof: 3.5 mi
- Shipley's Grant Garden: 3.8 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 1.2 mi
- Scenic Easement: 3.4 mi
- David Force Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 4.1 mi
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 4.1 mi
- Forum: 4.6 mi
- Double Helix: 4.7 mi
- True Grit Statue: 4.7 mi
- Walter Sondheim Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- "Family" Statue: 5.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.9 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 5.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.2 mi
- Bend Hill: 9.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 2.0 mi
- Pickall Area: 2.6 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 3.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 3.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 4.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 0.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 0.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 0.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 0.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 9.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 17.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.2 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 22.3 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 22.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 23.1 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 7.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.4 mi
- Round Falls: 9.7 mi
- Daniels: 3.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 14.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Howard County History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 27° | 200 m | 14.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 22° | 191 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 3° | 169 m | 1.9 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 340° | 157 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 240° | 156 m | 24.9 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 42° | 155 m | 13.3 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 55° | 151 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 53° | 149 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/113572317
Day trips start here
- Ellicott City · 0 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 2 mi
- Columbia · 3 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 5 mi
- Hanover · 7 mi
- Linthicum · 9 mi
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