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USCGC Taney

USCGC Taney from directly overhead

USCGC Taney is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Homophone, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Roger B. Taney’s name removed from historic Pearl Harbor ship in Baltimore. Baltimore Sun. 2 July 2020.

What the record says

Built
1936

What to expect

Operated by
Historic Ships of Baltimore
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28575, -76.60630

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pierce’s Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bay Buddies Garden Park: 0.1 mi
  • Columbus Piazza: 0.1 mi
  • President & Pratt St Park: 0.1 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.6 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.6 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.6 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.4 mi
  • German Hill: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.5 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.5 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of USCGC Taney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m24.9 mi
Ivy HillNNW 343°200 m12.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m14.6 mi
Chestnut HillW 274°169 m10.2 mi
The BunkerNW 308°157 m19.1 mi
Abell RidgeN 351°155 m8.8 mi
Satyr HillNNE 22°151 m8.9 mi
Cherry HillNNE 33°149 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 88001826OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37), reference 88001826, listed 06/07/88.

OpenStreetMap element way/166173135

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