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King & Queen Seat

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Looking south-east from King & Queen Seat. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
460 ft
View
Southeast · 120°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
167 ft drop
Acer rubrum , upper crown of tree. Rocks State Park, Jarrettsville MD 7403
bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0 · source
Forest road disappearing around a curve. Rocks State Park, MD.
Jake Wartenberg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Rocks State Park , Harford County, Maryland.
michaelwm25 · CC BY 3.0 · source
An Asian harlequin lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis , bejewels a leaf as the sun shines through from the other side. Shot in Maryland, this is an invasive species throughout much of the US and Europe. I also have a selective color version here: www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/447757842/ This pest
Matt Reinbold from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View south along Maryland State Route 24 (Rocks Road) crossing the bridge over Deer Creek in Rocks State Park, Harford County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Light

This overlook faces sunrise 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:1818:42
June solstice05:3920:3719:57
September equinox06:5419:0518:29
December solstice07:2416:4516:03

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Baltimore26.1 mi south-southwest
  • Glen Burnie34.4 mi south-southwest
  • Columbia37.5 mi southwest
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How high is King & Queen Seat?

King & Queen Seat sits at about 460 feet (140 m).

Is King & Queen Seat better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from King & Queen Seat toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to King & Queen Seat?

Baltimore, 26 miles SSW of King & Queen Seat.

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