Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on , now a neighborhood of , Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended from an attack by the British Royal Navy from the on September 13–14, 1814.
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 metres)
  • …dates from 1776
  • Description: United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Address: 2400 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armistead Monument and Orpheus with the Awkward Foot.
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The is a bronze statue of Col. is situated 620 feet north of Fort McHenry.
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is a monumental statue… is situated 730 feet northwest of Fort McHenry.
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The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. is situated 2,400 feet east of Fort McHenry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.
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is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland.
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is a historic waterfront neighborhood in , Maryland, United States.
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is a historic maritime neighborhood east…

Fort McHenry

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Latitude
39.26324° or 39° 15′ 48″ north
Longitude
-76.57988° or 76° 34′ 48″ west
Open location code
87F57C7C+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1220301007
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
8629301
Wiki­data ID
Q1438634

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Fort McHenry” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن ماكهنري”
  • Basque: “Fort McHenry”
  • Cebuano: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • Chinese: “麥亨利堡”
  • Chinese: “麥克亨利堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort McHenry”
  • French: “Fort Mc Henry”
  • French: “fort McHenry”
  • French: “Fort McHenry”
  • German: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • German: “Fort McHenry”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מקהנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת מקהנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מק-הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מק’הנרי”
  • Hebrew: “פורט מקהנרי”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng McHenry”
  • Italian: “Fort McHenry”
  • Japanese: “フォートマクヘンリー”
  • Japanese: “マクヘンリー砦国立記念碑と歴史堂”
  • Korean: “맥헨리 요새”
  • Malay: “Kubu McHenry”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort McHenry”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort McHenry”
  • Norwegian: “Fort McHenry”
  • Persian: “فورت مک‌هنری”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry National Monument”
  • Polish: “Fort McHenry”
  • Portuguese: “Fort McHenry”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte McHenry”
  • Swedish: “Fort McHenry nationalmonument”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài McHenry”

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Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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