Archimedean Spiral
Archimedean Spiral is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Therapy Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 0.9 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 3.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 3.8 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 5 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 9 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 9 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Therapy Garden: 0.3 mi
- Greektown Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Conkling Street Garden: 0.9 mi
- Roberts Place Garden: 0.9 mi
- Audubon Pollinator Garden for Native Plants: 1.6 mi
- Pegasus: 0.4 mi
- Untitled memorial mural: 0.7 mi
- Highlandtown Mosaic: 0.9 mi
- Shop Small Mural: 0.9 mi
- Frank Zappa: 0.9 mi
- Umbra Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Joseph E. Lee Park: 0.5 mi
- Janney Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Eastwood Community Park: 1.0 mi
- Orangeville Park: 1.1 mi
- Harry & Jeanette Weinberg: 0.9 mi
- Vincent Paul Galeano Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Historic Canton: 1.3 mi
- Dypski Park: 1.4 mi
- Pulaski Monument: 1.4 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 1.7 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 1.8 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 1.9 mi
- NS Savannah: 2.2 mi
- Church Hospital: 2.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.0 mi
- National Slavic Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Preservation Society: 2.2 mi
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
- Frederick-Douglass Maritime Museum: 2.5 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.0 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- African Journey: 5.6 mi
- Rosemont Park: 6.2 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 6.4 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.0 mi
- German Hill: 2.0 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bend Hill: 6.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 9.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.7 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 15.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.5 mi
- F: 8.3 mi
- H: 8.3 mi
- G: 8.3 mi
- Avalon Area: 10.3 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.8 mi
- Round Falls: 4.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 6.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 18.4 mi
- Crises Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 5.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 5.8 mi
- Daniels: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Archimedean Spiral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 331° | 200 m | 13.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 332° | 191 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 272° | 169 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 303° | 157 m | 21.3 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 333° | 155 m | 9.4 mi |
| Satyr Hill | N 3° | 151 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 24° | 149 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cub Hill | N 11° | 147 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1468140181
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 2 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
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