Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 591777

Location

State Maryland

County Baltimore

Feature Class Channel

Coordinates

DMS

39°11'55"N 76°27'34"W

Decimal Degrees

39.1987198, -76.4594051

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Sparrows Point

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Fort Howard

1.0 mi NE

Also Known As

Pennwood Channel

Hydrography

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Description

Extends north from Brewerton Channel in the Patapsco River to the west side of Old Road Bay just east of Sparrows Point, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) west of Fort Howard. (US-T121)

History

name origin unknown

Nearby Features

Battery Lazear (historical) Military · 0.7 mi E
Battery Nicholson (historical) Military · 0.8 mi ESE
Fort Howard (historical) Military · 0.8 mi E
Battery Stricker (historical) Military · 0.9 mi ESE
Battery Harris (historical) Military · 0.9 mi ESE
North Point Cape · 1.0 mi ESE
Fort Howard Populated Place · 1.0 mi NE
Battery Clagett (historical) Military · 1.0 mi E
North Shoal Bar · 1.0 mi ESE
Old Road Bay Bay · 1.1 mi NNE