Maryland Fire Lookout Towers (by County)

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Lookout Structures and Sites
CountyNameLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
AlleganyDan’s Rock39.58158-78.89773TowerStandingNHLR US 1406, MD 10
AlleganyTown Hill39.69055-78.40673TowerStanding 
AlleganyWarrior Mountain39.62093-78.62037TowerGone 
Anne ArundelHill Point38.93499-76.50111TowerGone 
Anne ArundelLonghill39.12763-76.57405TowerStanding 
BaltimoreCub Hill 39.41252-76.52080TowerStanding* 
Caroline/
Sussex (DE)
Interstate38.80156-75.72056TowerStanding 
CecilBlack Hill39.53340-75.94218TowerStanding 
CecilFoys Hill    39.59353-76.00421TowerGone 
CecilPleasant Hill39.65974-75.89905TowerGone 
CecilRhodes Mountain    39.56165-75.92943TowerGone 
CecilWoodlawn39.63796-76.07453TowerStanding 
CharlesWelcome  38.49121-77.10032TowerStandingNHLR US 1031, MD 6
DorchesterBlackwater NWR – Gum Island38.44056-76.12083TowerGone 
DorchesterBlackwater NWR – Little Blackwater38.43727-76.09234TowerGone 
DorchesterBlackwater NWR – Wolf Pit Pond38.41199-76.05595TowerGone 
DorchesterChurch Creek  38.47420-76.14273TowerGoneNHLR US 696, MD 3
DorchesterShiloh38.59110-75.88497TowerGone 
FrederickFoxville 39.61933-77.49564TowerGoneFFLOS US 1626, MD 2
FrederickGambrill39.49399-77.49890TowerStanding* 
FrederickHamburg  39.51005-77.47606TowerGoneFFLOS US 1586, MD 1
FrederickLamb’s Knoll  39.44832-77.62670TowerGone 
FrederickSalamander Rock39.57557-77.48846TowerGone 
GarrettBittinger (Meadow Mountain)  39.57005-79.20859TowerGone 
GarrettEagle Rock39.41453-79.27978TowerGone 
GarrettElder Hill39.60522-79.39560TowerStandingNHLR US 1282, MD 9
GarrettHigh Rock39.54440-79.09653TowerStandingNHLR US 698, MD 5
GarrettNegro Mountain39.70195-79.21493TowerGone 
GarrettRoth Rock (Backbone Mountain)39.28329-79.43900TowerGone 
GarrettSnaggy Mountain (Pitch Pine Rock)Unknown TowerGone 
GarrettThayerville   39.51928-79.30144TowerStandingNHLR US 691, MD 2
GarrettThayerville (Loc 1)Unknown TowerGone 
HarfordCardiff (Whiteford)  (No. 77)   39.70960-76.33445GroundGone 
HarfordMadonna  39.61538-76.51507TowerGone 
HarfordStoney Forest 39.51729-76.23441TowerGone 
Howard  Hollofield39.29538-76.79645TowerGone 
MontgomeryBurtonsville  39.12148-76.92702TowerGone 
Prince GeorgesBrandywine38.69721-76.84099TowerGone 
Prince GeorgesHillmeade38.97229-76.78579TowerGone 
Prince GeorgesMuirkirk39.05629-76.87151TowerGone 
SomersetGreen Hill38.11847-75.67444TowerGoneNHLR US 1235, MD 8
St. Mary’sGreat Mills38.24341-76.48824TowerGone 
Washington   McClellans39.45300-77.70014TowerGone 
Washington   Quirauk39.69663-77.51247TowerStanding* 
Washington   Sideling39.68953-78.29985TowerStanding 
WicomicoPowellville   38.34650-75.35677TowerGoneNHLR US 1234, MD 7
WicomicoQuantico 38.36237-75.69305TowerGone 
WorcesterNassawango38.22302-75.46365TowerStanding*NHLR US 697, MD 4
WorcesterTimmonstown38.34576-75.30149TowerGone 
Relocated / Replica Lookouts
CountyNameLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
DorchesterChurch Creek Display
(Relocated Church Creek)  
38.47420-76.14248TowerStanding 
MontgomeryLathrop E. Smith Env. Ed. Center
(Relocated Great Mills)
39.11624-77.10984TowerStanding* 
Prince GeorgesPatuxent River Park
(Relocated Hollofield)
38.74164-76.69848TowerStanding* 
WashingtonFairview Outdoor Center
(Relocated Brandywine)
39.66575-77.94272TowerStanding* 
WicomicoChesapeake Fire Museum
(Relocated Quantico)
38.41445-75.67551TowerStandingNHLR US 338, MD 1
Non-Wildland Lookouts
CountyNameLatLongTypeStatusNHLR/FFLOS
CecilRising Sun AWSUnknown AWS TowerGone 
KentOrchard Point (unknown)39.11827-76.16344TowerStanding 
SomersetMartin NWR – Kedges Straits38.01444-76.01778TowerStanding