Humphries Battery
Humphries Battery is a bunker in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. Humphries Battery is situated nearby to the historic building Duplex Quarters, as well as near the tourism office Fort Washington Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Washington Light and Canterbury High School.
Fort Washington Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse located on the banks of the Potomac River on the grounds of its namesake fort. There has been a lighthouse on the location since 1857; the current light was converted from a fog bell tower in 1901. Fort Washington Light is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Humphries Battery.
Canterbury High School
School
The Canterbury School also known as Canterbury High School and also simply as Canterbury, was a private, college preparatory secondary school located in Accokeek, Maryland, on the grounds of Christ Episcopal Church. It opened in 1961 and closed in 2000. Canterbury High School is situated 2 miles south of Humphries Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tantallon and Waynewood.
Tantallon
Neighborhood
Tantallon is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is a part of the census-designated place of Fort Washington. Tantallon is situated 1½ miles northeast of Humphries Battery.
Waynewood
Neighborhood
Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Waynewood is situated 1½ miles northwest of Humphries Battery.
Fort Hunt
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Hunt is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park. Fort Hunt is situated 2½ miles northwest of Humphries Battery.
Humphries Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.70752° or 38° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.02909° or 77° 1′ 45″ westOpen location code
87C4PX5C+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 166626939OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duplex Quarters and Fort Washington Visitor Center.
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