Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House
Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Shellman's Legacy, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Main Streets runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1807
What to expect
- Operated by
- Historical Society of Carroll County
How to reach it
- On the Old Main Streets
- 1.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- McKeldin Falls · 16 mi
- Gasline Cut · 17 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 17 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Shellman's Legacy: 0.0 mi
- Votes For Women: 0.0 mi
- Corbit's Charge: 0.0 mi
- Army of the Potomac: 0.1 mi
- Army of the Potomac: 0.1 mi
- Westminster City Park Playground & Fields: 0.2 mi
- Westminster Skateboard Park: 0.5 mi
- Belle Grove Square Park: 0.6 mi
- King Park: 0.7 mi
- Landon C. Burns Park: 0.8 mi
- Wild Imaginings: 0.4 mi
- The Luna Moth Project: 5.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 17.4 mi
- The Last Samurai: 17.9 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 18.0 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 6.0 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Charlotte's Quest Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Baltimore County Department of Public Works: 10.0 mi
- Kimmey House: 0.0 mi
- Cockey's: 0.0 mi
- Carroll County Farm Museum: 0.9 mi
- Bear Branch Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Hampstead Train Station: 7.8 mi
- The Bunker: 9.6 mi
- Carroll County Highpoint: 10.5 mi
- Dover Hill: 11.1 mi
- Beecher Hill: 13.4 mi
- Spook Hill: 15.2 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 16.0 mi
- Kids Garden: 16.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.7 mi
- Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 17.2 mi
- Fort Roller: 13.1 mi
- Hemlock Gorge: 14.1 mi
- Raven's Logo: 14.5 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 15.7 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 17.3 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Timber Tent: 17.3 mi
- Pecos Tent: 17.3 mi
- Nordic Grove: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Setters Formation: 18.5 mi
- \: 19.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 23.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.9 mi
- Koontz Spring: 12.3 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 20.8 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 21.4 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 23.3 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 24.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Daniels: 19.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Mountain | WNW 286° | 524 m | 23.9 mi |
| College Mountain | WNW 292° | 520 m | 22.1 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 290° | 520 m | 23.0 mi |
| Carrick Knob | WNW 292° | 495 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wertenbaker Hill | WNW 290° | 493 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cat Rock | W 278° | 476 m | 24.6 mi |
| Derr Hill | WNW 293° | 454 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | W 280° | 432 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1487794751
Day trips start here
- Westminster · 1 mi
- Sykesville · 14 mi
- Owings Mills · 15 mi
- Hanover · 16 mi
- Cockeysville · 19 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 19 mi
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