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Madonna Fire Tower

Madonna Fire Tower from directly overhead

Madonna Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. James B. Rutledge Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.61559, -76.51499

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. James B. Rutledge Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jarrettsville Recreation Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Ladew Topiary Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Norrisville Recreation Complex: 5.9 mi
  • Merryman Park: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Tivoli Tea House and Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Pink Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks
  • Pagoda: 2.3 mi
  • Budda: 2.4 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 2.4 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 2.4 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Parker Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
  • Stoneywood Nature Center: 5.6 mi
  • Mager's Landing Homeowners Association: 6.3 mi
  • Mager's Landing Homeowners Association: 6.5 mi
  • Forest Hill Lake Fish Management Area: 7.4 mi
Museums
Attractions: 43
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 5.7 mi
  • A Village Of Garden Gnomes: 6.8 mi
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.1 mi
  • Dinner Theatre: 12.3 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Kilgores Rocks: 7.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Spook Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Mount Vista: 11.2 mi
  • Tom's Hill: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • \: 7.2 mi
  • Setters Formation: 10.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.0 mi
  • Old Quarry: 13.6 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 12.3 mi
  • Timber Tent: 12.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Crises Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointWNW 287°344 m22.8 mi
Beecher HillWNW 294°324 m20.1 mi
Huntrick HillNW 312°310 m19.3 mi
Saubel HillNW 304°277 m18.6 mi
Spook HillW 277°233 m10.9 mi
Ivy HillSW 218°200 m13.7 mi
Red HillNNE 30°192 m23.2 mi
Oregon RidgeSW 226°191 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536270757367554536
Precip in3.62.94.13.84.03.84.74.25.14.23.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millers 4 NE, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314930045

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