failed mill dam
failed mill dam is a waterfall in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilton Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 0.6 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.8 mi off the Falls Road
- 3.0 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hilton Park: 0.3 mi
- Harlem & Dennison Park: 0.3 mi
- Mosher, Franklintown & Rosedale: 0.4 mi
- Helen Mackall Park: 0.5 mi
- Rosemont Rec Center: 0.6 mi
- H.L. Mencken House: 1.5 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 1.9 mi
- Irish Railroad Workers Museum: 2.0 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: 2.0 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 2.4 mi
- Water Wheel: 1.5 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 1.8 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 2.2 mi
- Old Streetcar Bridge Abutment: 2.2 mi
- Police Officer William Torbit Way: 0.8 mi
- Maryland Sons Monument: 0.9 mi
- Bridge Abutment: 1.3 mi
- Devotion: 1.3 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 1.5 mi
- Bon Secours Urban Farm: 1.3 mi
- Carroll Park City Farm: 1.5 mi
- Harlem Park Community Farm: 1.6 mi
- Sunflower Village: 1.6 mi
- Polinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kinship: 0.4 mi
- The Question Mark: 1.3 mi
- Turning Point: 1.3 mi
- Wisdom Wall: 1.3 mi
- Children's Round Square: 1.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 0.3 mi
- African Journey: 2.6 mi
- Burnside Park: 3.3 mi
- Scenic Easement: 4.9 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 5.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.4 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 6.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.8 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 5.2 mi
- Avalon Area: 5.4 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 5.6 mi
- Miami Beach: 16.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.6 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.7 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 20.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 6.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 11.0 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 11.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.7 mi
- Marble Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.5 mi
- Round Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 12.3 mi
- Daniels: 8.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of failed mill dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 354° | 233 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 359° | 200 m | 11.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 356° | 191 m | 13.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 272° | 169 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 314° | 157 m | 16.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 13° | 155 m | 8.4 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 41° | 151 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 43° | 149 m | 17.6 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 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–May, Sep, Dec — fullest in Mar, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 89.6 | 99.7 | 116 | 112 | 101 | 93.4 | 95.7 | 78.9 | 102 | 87.0 | 74.4 | 106 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gwynns Falls AT Washington Blvd AT Baltimore, MD, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/974386793
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 3 mi
- Central Maryland · 3 mi
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