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National Aquarium
Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Ferndale
Maryland, United States · North America
About Ferndale
Ferndale is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Pumphrey, 12km from National Aquarium.
Ferndale is in Maryland, United States, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pumphrey, about 4 km away.
Ferndale station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Northbound trains depart for Fairgrounds, continuing on at off-peak hours to Hunt Valley; southbound trains depart for Glen Burnie. There is currently no free public parking or bus connections at this station.
Ferndale is located on 10Read more
Broadview Boulevard across from Ferndale Road. An extension of Ferndale Road crosses the tracks from Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (MD 648), but only runs one way westbound. A local firehouse is also located near the station, and has a private access road to Route 648 that crosses the tracks.
The station itself is the least used station in all of the Baltimore Light Rail network with 93 exits/entries in 2017.
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What is there to see near Ferndale?
Within an hour or so of Ferndale: National Aquarium (12 km), Smithsonian's National Zoo (45 km), National Mall (46 km), National Gallery of Art (46 km).
Where is Ferndale?
Ferndale is in Maryland, United States, about 4 km from Pumphrey.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,746
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.1832, -76.6402
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Ferndale
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Smithsonian's National Zoo
Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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National Mall
America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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National Gallery of Art
A free world-class museum on the National Mall featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Smithsonian Museums
The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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United States Capitol
Neoclassical seat of the US Congress topped by the iconic cast-iron dome, a centrepiece of the National Mall.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The world's most visited aerospace museum, displaying the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, and Apollo 11 command module.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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