Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point is a memorial in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Sparrows Point is situated nearby to the community center Wells-McComas VFW Post 2678, as well as near Delmar Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sparrows Point High School and Essex Skypark.
Sparrows Point High School
School
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Sparrows Point High is a public high school located in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It is one of 24 high schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. Sparrows Point High School is situated 1 mile east of Sparrows Point.
Essex Skypark
Aerodrome
Essex Skypark is a publicly owned general aviation airport and seaplane base located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, on the Back River Neck Peninsula off the Chesapeake Bay. Essex Skypark is situated 2 miles northeast of Sparrows Point.
Ballestone Mansion
Manor estate
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ballestone-Stansbury House, once misidentified as the Ballestone Mansion, is a historic plantation home located on Cedar Point between Back and Middle Rivers in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Ballestone Mansion is situated 2 miles east of Sparrows Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgemere and North Point Village.
Edgemere
Village
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Edgemere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2010 census.
North Point Village
Village
Dundalk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 67,796 at the 2020 census. North Point Village is situated 2 miles northwest of Sparrows Point.
Sparrows Point
Suburb
Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding. Sparrows Point is situated 2 miles southwest of Sparrows Point.
Sparrows Point
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Developed by the Pennsylvania Steel Company in 1887-91, the Sparrows Point Steel Plant and Shipyard were purchased by Bethlehem Steel in 1916, and grew to become the largest in the world. Vital supplier of steel and ships during both World Wars. Produced”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.24306° or 39° 14′ 35″ northLongitude
-76.45576° or 76° 27′ 21″ westOpen location code
87F56GVV+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7722427898OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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