Linthicum Heights in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
SCR-270 Radar Antenna
The SCR-270 radar antenna was part of a mobile radar system, operating at 104MHz, that could detect and track aircraft at 125 miles. This antenna is a 1943 production version of the radar that tracked the incoming Japanese raid on Oahu, Hawaii on 7 December 1941.
This antenna was donated by the Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. It was used by the university to study the Aurora Borealis at frequencies of 58 and 105MHz. It collected some of the very first radar echoes from the "Northern Lights".
Erected by National Electronics Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 11.755′ N, 76° 41.067′ W. Marker was in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It was at the intersection of West Nursery Road and Elm Road, on the right when traveling north on West Nursery Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1745 West Nursery Road,
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Regionally, this marker was in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Stoney Run Train Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elkridge Furnace Inn (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elkridge Landing (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Elkridge Landing (approx. 1.7 miles away); Herman F. Prehn (approx. 1.8 miles away); Linthicum Heights (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 1.8 miles away); Holly Run Church (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Linthicum Heights.
Other markers no longer nearby. AN/SPG-55B Radar (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); TPS-43 (was
Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 19, 2022
2. SCR-270 Radar Antenna Marker
Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 19, 2022
4. SCR-270 Radar Antenna and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 914 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.
