Naval Academy Museum
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Naval Academy Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Lawyers Hill stands 81 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tripoli Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The United States Naval Academy Museum is a public maritime museum in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. A part of the United States Naval Academy, it is located at Preble Hall on the academy premises. The museum occupies 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) with four galleries.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7863253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 20.1 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 18 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 25 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 25 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tripoli Monument: 0.0 mi
- Herndon Monument: 0.1 mi
- Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument: 0.2 mi
- Submarine Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tecumseh: 0.2 mi
- Radford Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Naval Academy Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Newman Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Acton Cove Park: 0.6 mi
- Conduit Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Paca Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 2.4 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 3.7 mi
- Brewers Pond Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Belleview Estates HOA: 5.1 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 0.3 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 8.6 mi
- Mother's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 0.4 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 0.5 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum: 0.5 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 0.5 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 1.1 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 14.7 mi
- Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Propel: 17.5 mi
- Unity: 17.6 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 17.9 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 0.4 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 0.4 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 0.5 mi
- M60: 2.5 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 4.1 mi
- North Severn Beach: 0.8 mi
- Severn Beach: 0.8 mi
- Carr's Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sparrows Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 17.8 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Mount Misery: 5.9 mi
- Eagle Hill: 7.4 mi
- Tank Hill: 19.6 mi
- German Hill: 20.5 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 20.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.5 mi
- Round Falls: 24.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 6.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 15.7 mi
- Wilson: 18.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Naval Academy Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Hill | NW 321° | 81 m | 20.6 mi |
| German Hill | N 356° | 45 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 332° | 43 m | 5.9 mi |
| Eagle Hill | N 1° | 43 m | 7.4 mi |
| Federal Hill | NNW 342° | 13 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:05 | 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 | 37 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367799317
Day trips start here
- Severna Park · 8 mi
- Kent Island · 10 mi
- Bowie · 14 mi
- Glen Burnie · 14 mi
- Rock Hall · 17 mi
- Linthicum · 18 mi
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