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Swann Park

Swann Park from directly overhead

Swann Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is West Covington Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 0.3 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26587, -76.61994

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Covington Park: 0.3 mi
  • 1640 Light Street: 0.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Elijah's Park: 0.7 mi
  • Indiana Ave Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • Heath Street City Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Light Street City Farm: 0.6 mi
  • Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Clare Street Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Bend Hill: 5.3 mi
  • German Hill: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.2 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 6.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 8.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.1 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 11.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 348°200 m13.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 347°191 m15.7 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 282°169 m9.7 mi
The BunkerNW 313°157 m19.4 mi
Abell RidgeN 356°155 m10.1 mi
Satyr HillNNE 23°151 m10.4 mi
Cherry HillNNE 33°149 m17.4 mi
Cub HillNNE 27°147 m11.4 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, 1 mi away.

  • White-throated Sparrow1,048 obs
  • Mallard828 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat528 obs
  • Ovenbird482 obs
  • Atlantic Blue Crab393 obs
  • House Sparrow390 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly331 obs
  • Rock Pigeon320 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/103285189

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