Shot Tower station
Shot Tower station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in the central part of the city, in close proximity to many well-known landmarks, including the Shot Tower for which it is named, Port Discovery, Power Plant Live!, the Harbor campus of Baltimore City Community College, the National Aquarium, the Flag House, City Hall, and Little Italy.Photo: Onore Baka Sama, Public domain.
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Baltimore Metro Subway station
- Also known as: “Shot Tower”, “Shot Tower Metro”, and “Shot Tower/Market Place”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Discovery and Phoenix Shot Tower.
Port Discovery
Museum
Photo: Portdiscovery, Public domain.
Port Discovery Children's Museum is a non-profit institution located in the historic Fish Market building in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor. It is 80,000 square feet and has three floors of exhibits and programs designed to be interactive and educational. Port Discovery is situated 360 feet south of Shot Tower station.
Phoenix Shot Tower
Tower
The Phoenix Shot Tower, also known as the Old Baltimore Shot Tower, is a red brick shot tower, 234.25 feet tall, located near the downtown, Jonestown, and Little Italy communities of East Baltimore, in Maryland.
Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Peale is a community museum in Baltimore, Maryland, which opened in 2022 after a 5-year renovation. It occupies the first building in the Western Hemisphere to be designed and built specifically as a museum. Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Shot Tower station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jonestown and Little Italy.
Jonestown
Neighborhood
Photo: KudzuVine, Public domain.
Jonestown is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of Baltimore. Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is known for its strong Italian-American heritage and identity.
Inner Harbor
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inner Harbor is the heart of Baltimore, and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.
Shot Tower station
- Categories: underground railway station, underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.29001° or 39° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
-76.60601° or 76° 36′ 22″ westOperator
Maryland Transit AdministrationNetwork
Baltimore Metro SubwayLinkOpen location code
87F579RV+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 7785026062OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7502403
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Satellite Map
Discover Shot Tower station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Shot Tower station” goes by many names.
- French: “Shot Tower”
- Portuguese: “Estação Shot Tower/Market Place”
- Portuguese: “Shot Tower/Market Place (Metro Subway)”
- Slovenian: “Shot Tower”
- Ukrainian: “Шот-Тауер”
- Urdu: “شاٹ ٹاور اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shot Tower Metro Park and Shot Tower.
Nearby Places
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