Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Swing Over, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
7' cast bronze of Venus
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.3 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 1.4 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swing Over: 0.0 mi
- Flora: 0.0 mi
- Mermaid Dance: 0.0 mi
- Diamond #II-III: 0.1 mi
- Baltimore Federal: 0.1 mi
- Hopkins Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Battle Monument Park: 0.2 mi
- McKeldin Square: 0.3 mi
- The Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Hanover Square: 0.4 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.1 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.1 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.2 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.3 mi
- Center Plaza Park: 0.2 mi
- The Briefing: 0.2 mi
- Cathy Hughes Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Cathy Hughes Plaza: 0.2 mi
- War of 1812 Bomb & Rack: 0.2 mi
- USS Constellation: 0.3 mi
- Historic Ships in Baltimore: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: 0.4 mi
- The Peale: 0.4 mi
- Chesapeake: 0.4 mi
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 0.4 mi
- Billie Holiday Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mount Clare Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pop! Farm: 1.0 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rosemont Park: 2.7 mi
- African Journey: 3.0 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 3.2 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.9 mi
- Scenic Easement: 7.2 mi
- Federal Hill: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.9 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.7 mi
- German Hill: 5.4 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.4 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.1 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.5 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 7.9 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 15.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 17.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 18.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 9.5 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 3.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.9 mi
- Round Falls: 2.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 7.1 mi
- Daniels: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birth of Venus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 347° | 233 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 345° | 200 m | 12.2 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 345° | 191 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 273° | 169 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 309° | 157 m | 18.6 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 354° | 155 m | 8.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 26° | 151 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 35° | 149 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5757054750
Day trips start here
- Baltimore · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Central Maryland · 1 mi
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