Federal Hill Park
Federal Hill Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Army of the Republic Sundial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1880
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
How to reach it
- On the National Historic Seaport
- 0.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 4 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 8 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 8 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Army of the Republic Sundial: 0.0 mi
- Samuel Smith Monument: 0.0 mi
- Armistead Monument: 0.0 mi
- William Donald Shaefer Statue: 0.4 mi
- Wheel Monument: 0.4 mi
- Birds Nest Balcony: 0.1 mi
- Whirligig: 0.1 mi
- Bluebird of Happiness: 0.1 mi
- Aurora Borealis: 0.1 mi
- Untitled: 0.2 mi
- American Visionary Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Maryland Science Center: 0.2 mi
- History of the Inner harbor Exhibit: 0.3 mi
- USS Torsk: 0.4 mi
- USS Constellation: 0.4 mi
- Rash Field Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Baker Park: 0.2 mi
- South Baltimore Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- West Shore Park: 0.3 mi
- Henry Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 0.6 mi
- Heath Street City Farm: 0.7 mi
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 1.1 mi
- Upper Fell’s Point Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.9 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.9 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.9 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 2.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.3 mi
- African Journey: 3.7 mi
- Burnside Park: 6.5 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Federal Hill: 0.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.0 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bend Hill: 4.7 mi
- German Hill: 4.9 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.2 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.1 mi
- Miami Beach: 12.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.1 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 17.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 9.9 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.3 mi
- Crises Spring: 3.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 3.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.6 mi
- Round Falls: 3.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.7 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 6.4 mi
- Daniels: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Federal Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 344° | 200 m | 12.9 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 344° | 191 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 276° | 169 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 309° | 157 m | 19.3 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 352° | 155 m | 9.2 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 22° | 151 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 33° | 149 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 27° | 147 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, under a mile away.
- Mallard1,219 obs
- White-throated Sparrow1,120 obs
- Common Yellowthroat592 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron591 obs
- Ovenbird545 obs
- House Sparrow542 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly410 obs
- Atlantic Blue Crab409 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/83580878
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 0 mi
- Central Maryland · 0 mi
- Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
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