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Ocean City Life Saving Station

Ocean City Life Saving Station from directly overhead

Ocean City Life Saving Station is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the north, 20 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

museum in Ocean City, Maryland

Dates from 1891.

Wikidata Q7075959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1891

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32543, -75.08794

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Devil Island Area: 6.1 mi
  • Newport Farms Conservation Easement: 6.9 mi
  • Bassett Conservation Easement: 9.3 mi
  • Seal Island: 9.9 mi
  • DNR Held Conservation Easement: 10.2 mi
Parks: 59
  • Inlet Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.2 mi
  • Entry Park: 0.4 mi
  • Homer Gudelsky Park: 0.5 mi
  • Robin Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Anchor: 0.0 mi
  • Ocean City: 0.1 mi
  • CG-41300: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 6
  • Wacky Worm: 0.1 mi
  • Happy Swing: 0.1 mi
  • Speedway: 0.1 mi
  • Freak Out: 0.1 mi
  • Circus: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Tractor: 1.3 mi
  • Shark: 3.8 mi
  • Old Starting Gate: 4.1 mi
  • Triceratops: 14.2 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 1
  • Bottom Hills: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ocean City Life Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bottom HillsN 3°0 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:3819:4820:28
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844536271767569584841
Precip in3.43.03.93.03.83.33.83.83.94.03.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocean City Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/906704349

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