Ilchester Rocks

Ilchester Rocks is a scenic viewpoint in Howard, Maryland. Ilchester Rocks is situated nearby to the ruins St. Mary’s Main Steps, as well as near St. Mary’s Oval Garden (former).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum and Ellicott City Historic District.

Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum

Museum

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The Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland, is the oldest remaining passenger railway station in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Ilchester Rocks.

Ellicott City Historic District

Historic site

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Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district. Ellicott City Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Ilchester Rocks.

Catonsville High School

School

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Catonsville High School is a four-year public high school in Catonsville, Maryland. It is located on the southwest side of Baltimore County, Maryland, close to the Baltimore border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside the Baltimore Beltway. Catonsville High School is situated 2 miles east of Ilchester Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilchester and Oella.

Ilchester

Village

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Ilchester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,476 at the 2010 census. It was named after the village of Ilchester in the English county of Somerset.

Oella

Neighborhood

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Oella is a mill town on the Patapsco River in western Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located between Catonsville and Ellicott City. It is a 19th-century village of millworkers' homes. Oella is situated 2 miles northwest of Ilchester Rocks.

Catonsville

Town

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Catonsville is a town in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 44,701 at the 2020 US Census. The community is a streetcar suburb of Baltimore along the city's western border. Catonsville is situated 2 miles northeast of Ilchester Rocks.

Ilchester Rocks

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Howard, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.25059° or 39° 15′ 2″ north

Longitude

-76.76271° or 76° 45′ 46″ west

Open location code

87F5762P+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1766745166

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Main Steps and St. Mary’s Oval Garden (former).

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