Maryland Gazetteer
Fells Point is a physical feature (cape) in Baltimore (city) County. The primary coordinates for Fells Point places it within the MD 21231 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Fells Point |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | Located on the north side of Northwest Harbor in downtown Baltimore, across from Locust Point. |
| History: | Originally established as Long Island Point in 1670. In 1730, this feature was named for English Quaker William Fell who purchased the land surrounding the cape. Fell and his son Edward anticipated the potential for this area and established the community as a separate city in 1763. By 1773 it had been annexed by Baltimore along with nearby Jones Town. Fells Point maintained a battery from 1776 to 1783 as part of its military defense of Baltimore during the Revolution. The post Revolutionary War economy boosted trade and the development of the area. For many years Fells Point served as the main port of Baltimore due to the deep water in Northwest Harbor. By 1800 the community was growing into a world-renowned ship building center, known especially for the Baltimore Clippers, a very agile and fast ship. (US-T121) |
| County: | Baltimore (city) County |
| Latitude: | 39.2795516 |
| Longitude: | -76.5877438 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fells Point: Fells Point.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Fells Point does not include property ownership information.
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Baltimore, MD
(1.4 miles WNW) Brooklyn Park, MD (3.9 miles SSW) Baltimore Highlands, MD (4.1 miles SW) Dundalk, MD (4.1 miles ESE) Lansdowne, MD (4.5 miles WSW) |
Rosedale, MD
(4.7 miles NE) Arbutus, MD (6.3 miles WSW) Linthicum, MD (6.3 miles SW) Essex, MD (6.4 miles ENE) Overlea, MD (6.8 miles NNE) |
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Butchers Hill, MD
(< 0.1 mile) Fells Point, MD (< 0.1 mile) Little Italy, MD (< 0.1 mile) Clarence Perkins Homes, MD (< 0.1 mile) Canton, MD (1.4 miles E) |
Highlandtown, MD
(1.4 miles ENE) South Baltimore, MD (1.4 miles WSW) Old Town, MD (1.4 miles NW) Broadway-Orleans Homes, MD (1.4 miles N) Frederick Douglass Homes, MD (1.4 miles NNW) |
