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McKeldin Square

McKeldin Square from directly overhead

McKeldin Square is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Buoyant, a artwork 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28587, -76.61294

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Visitor Center Park: 0.1 mi
  • West Shore Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.2 mi
  • Hopkins Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.4 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.5 mi
  • German Hill: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.1 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.6 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m24.8 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m12.4 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m14.4 mi
Chestnut HillW 274°169 m9.8 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m18.8 mi
Abell RidgeN 353°155 m8.8 mi
Satyr HillNNE 24°151 m9.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 34°149 m16.1 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.

  • Mallard1,160 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow1,115 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat593 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron557 obs
  • Ovenbird545 obs
  • House Sparrow542 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly420 obs
  • Atlantic Blue Crab389 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/68624603

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