Mr. Trash Wheel
Mr. Trash Wheel is a trash interceptor that removes trash from the Jones Falls river as it empties into the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. It is powered by a water wheel and solar cells, and rakes trash from the harbor onto an onboard conveyor belt which routes it into a dumpster on the vessel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Matthew Bellemare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: water-wheel vessel
- Also known as: “Inner Harbor Water Wheel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse and Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: VinceB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland. It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the Chesapeake Bay until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor as a museum exhibit. Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse is situated 500 feet west of Mr. Trash Wheel.
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Wallstreethotrod, Public domain.
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel is a high-rise hotel building, located in the Harbor East area of Baltimore, Maryland. The hotel is situated at 700 Aliceanna St.
Carey Business School
University
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is the graduate business school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Carey Business School is situated 650 feet southeast of Mr. Trash Wheel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and Inner Harbor.
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.
Perkins Homes
Neighborhood
Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.
Perkins Homes was a former public housing development in Southeast Baltimore, located between Fells Point and Little Italy and bounded by Pratt Street to the north, Eden Street on the west, Dallas Street on the east, and Bank Street to the south.
Mr. Trash Wheel
- Categories: trash interceptor and industry
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.28328° or 39° 16′ 60″ northLongitude
-76.60363° or 76° 36′ 13″ westInception
May 9th, 2014Operator
Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreOpen location code
87F579MW+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 336332206OpenStreetMap feature
building=serviceOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q29033855
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Mr. Trash Wheel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “垃圾輪先生”
- Czech: “Pan Trash Wheel”
- Spanish: “Inner Harbor Water Wheel”
- Spanish: “Mr. Trash Wheel”
- Ukrainian: “Mr. Trash Wheel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pier Six Pavilion and Marriott Parking Garage rooftop heliport.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mr. Trash Wheel”. Photo: Matthew Bellemare, CC BY-SA 2.0.