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Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House from directly overhead

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Cherry Hill stands 149 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lafayette Trail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway runs past it. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.55616, -76.09346

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Lafayette Trail: 0.0 mi
  • The Lock House: 0.0 mi
  • Lafayette: 0.3 mi
  • Ice Storage: 1.2 mi
  • Havre de Grace: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 49
Gardens: 36
Peaks: 34
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry HillWSW 254°149 m19.4 mi
Cub HillWSW 247°147 m24.9 mi
Mount FelixWNW 297°142 m2.2 mi
Face RockNNW 328°136 m21.1 mi
Goat HillN 1°135 m11.6 mi
Mount AraratN 8°134 m2.8 mi
Mount VistaWSW 251°131 m20.4 mi
Egg HillNE 55°125 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3819:5520:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/175517612

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