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Lawyers Hill

Lawyers Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Lawyers Hill rises to 81 m in Maryland. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Avalon Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q31599755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
81 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21538, -76.72775

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Captain John Smith Marker: 0.9 mi
  • Thomas Viaduct Marker: 0.9 mi
  • House (ruins): 1.1 mi
  • Shelter (ruins): 1.4 mi
  • Women's Latrine (ruins): 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 1.2 mi
  • Scenic Easement: 2.4 mi
  • Md School For The Deaf Fca: 3.5 mi
  • Autumn Overlook: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Marion Park: 5.6 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Tardis: 2.1 mi
  • Nature Center: 2.3 mi
  • Main Street Ballroom: 5.3 mi
  • Water Wheel: 6.3 mi
  • Crimea Mansion: 6.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • MASH Green Roof: 2.7 mi
  • Thomas V Marsho Garden: 2.8 mi
  • UMBC Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Charlestown Resident Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Shipley's Grant Garden: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Avalon Area: 0.9 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 1.3 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 2.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 2.3 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Federal Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 14.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Lake Claire Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Lindamoor Community Beach: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 4.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 4.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 4.7 mi
  • Friction Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Wiona Cliffs: 16.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Crises Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Marble Springs: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillN 10°200 m17.1 mi
Oregon RidgeN 7°191 m18.9 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 326°169 m6.6 mi
The BunkerNNW 333°157 m18.7 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 21°155 m14.5 mi
Satyr HillNE 37°151 m16.4 mi
Cherry HillNE 40°149 m23.7 mi
Cub HillNE 39°147 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4219:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474787669574739
Precip in3.12.94.03.43.94.04.54.14.43.93.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 590643 — Lawyers Hill, Howard County, Maryland.

OpenStreetMap element node/358241555

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