Fort McHenry Angle
Fort McHenry Angle is a stream bend in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Fort McHenry Angle is situated nearby to the locality Canton Industrial Area, as well as near Locust Point Industrial Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort McHenry and Lazaretto Lighthouse.
Fort McHenry
Fort
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Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Royal Navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
Lazaretto Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. Though long demolished, a replica stands near its original site.
NS Savannah
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NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched on July 21, 1959, two years after the Soviet ice-breaker Lenin, the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.
Locust Point
Neighborhood
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Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east.
Canton
Neighborhood
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Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill. Canton is situated 1½ miles north of Fort McHenry Angle.
Southeast Baltimore
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Fort McHenry Angle
- Type: Stream bend
- Category: body of water
- Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.25705° or 39° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-76.57302° or 76° 34′ 23″ westOpen location code
87F57C4G+RQGeoNames ID
4355339
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Canton Industrial Area and Locust Point Industrial Area.
Notable Places Nearby
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