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Children's Round Square

Children's Round Square from directly overhead

Children's Round Square is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28689, -76.64252

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Tank Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Lawyers Hill: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 5.9 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.0 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 6.2 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 7.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Children's Round Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 351°233 m24.4 mi
Ivy HillN 352°200 m12.0 mi
Oregon RidgeN 351°191 m14.0 mi
Chestnut HillW 274°169 m8.3 mi
The BunkerNW 312°157 m17.5 mi
Abell RidgeN 3°155 m8.6 mi
Satyr HillNNE 33°151 m9.7 mi
Cherry HillNE 39°149 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9969048686

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