Frank C. Bocek Park
Frank C. Bocek Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayne Richardson, a historic site 0.2 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 1.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 2.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 4 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wayne Richardson: 0.2 mi
- Spanish-American War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Harry & Jeanette Weinberg: 0.7 mi
- Taurus Statue Remnant: 0.9 mi
- Star Spangled Banner Centennial Monument: 0.9 mi
- Luzerne Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Amazing Port Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- Library Square: 0.5 mi
- Orangeville Park: 0.7 mi
- Collington Square: 0.7 mi
- Rose Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fort Worthington Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Roberts Place Garden: 0.6 mi
- 500 North Duncan Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Conkling Street Garden: 0.8 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Church Hospital: 1.2 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 1.5 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 2.3 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 2.3 mi
- Shop Small Mural: 1.0 mi
- Parables Mural: 1.0 mi
- BUS: 1.0 mi
- Gaffney's Mural: 1.0 mi
- Highlandtown Mosaic: 1.0 mi
- Great Blacks In Wax Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Slavic Museum: 1.5 mi
- Jewish Museum of Maryland: 1.6 mi
- The Preservation Society: 1.6 mi
- City of Baltimore Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.1 mi
- African Journey: 4.1 mi
- Rosemont Park: 4.9 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 6.1 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Federal Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 3.4 mi
- German Hill: 3.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 4.8 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 9.4 mi
- Avalon Area: 9.5 mi
- F: 9.7 mi
- H: 9.7 mi
- Miami Beach: 11.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 15.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 17.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 18.5 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.4 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.7 mi
- Round Falls: 3.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 4.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 4.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 6.8 mi
- Daniels: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frank C. Bocek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 342° | 233 m | 24.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 334° | 200 m | 12.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 335° | 191 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 268° | 169 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 303° | 157 m | 19.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 338° | 155 m | 8.2 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 13° | 151 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 30° | 149 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- Mallard467 obs
- Ivy-leaved toadflax345 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron291 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird215 obs
- Pond Slider199 obs
- American Bullfrog199 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly198 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel188 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/100893180
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 2 mi
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