Commons Tower
Commons Tower is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Race, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.6 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.7 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 9 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 9 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 9 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Race: 2.7 mi
- Simpson Mill: 2.9 mi
- St. John’s Episcopal Church: 7.2 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 7.5 mi
- Old Savage Dam Gates: 7.7 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Collins Property: 7.1 mi
- David Force Community Park: 7.2 mi
- Spencerville Local Park: 7.2 mi
- Twinponds Neighborhood Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Annie's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 4.0 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 6.0 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 6.1 mi
- Columbia SportsPark and SkatePark: 2.8 mi
- Hawthorn Park: 3.0 mi
- Cedar Lane Park: 3.1 mi
- Schooley Mill Park: 3.4 mi
- Brighton Dam Park: 3.8 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 4.5 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Spring Museum: 6.1 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 6.2 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 7.9 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 5.9 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 8.4 mi
- Tardis: 9.2 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 10.6 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 4.0 mi
- Spectator Area: 9.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 9.2 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 10.0 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 10.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.6 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 11.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 16.4 mi
- The Bunker: 17.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 17.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 6.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 16.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 7.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 8.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 15.5 mi
- Round Falls: 18.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 21.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 22.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 22.6 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 22.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 22.8 mi
- Daniels: 9.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Commons Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 278° | 387 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 39° | 200 m | 22.2 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NE 35° | 191 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 53° | 169 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Bunker | N 9° | 157 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 238° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 50° | 155 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Hill | W 265° | 148 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6266475251
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 6 mi
- Ellicott City · 8 mi
- Olney · 8 mi
- Savage · 8 mi
- Laurel · 9 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 10 mi
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