Construction
Construction is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Kentucky Hill stands 50 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Core, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 11 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myrtle Point Park: 2.6 mi
- Cove Point Park: 3.2 mi
- Town Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Town Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Dunleigh Neighborhood Park: 4.1 mi
- Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil: 1.6 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 4.5 mi
- Sotterley: 5.1 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 10.0 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Core: 0.0 mi
- The Council Ring: 0.0 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 0.0 mi
- Big Skull II: 0.1 mi
- Hand: 0.1 mi
- Calvert Marine Museum: 1.2 mi
- J.C. Lore Oyster House: 1.5 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 4.7 mi
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: 4.8 mi
- Sotterley Plantation: 5.3 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 2.4 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 2.4 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 4.3 mi
- Long Beach: 8.4 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 8.8 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 1.2 mi
- Solomon’s Island: 1.5 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 1.5 mi
- To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats: 1.5 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 1.6 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Yellows Banks: 10.2 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 6.4 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 15.5 mi
- Mount Airy: 22.0 mi
- Clifton Hill: 22.5 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 22.7 mi
- Malone's Church: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 20.8 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 22.3 mi
- Stanley Institute: 23.4 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Construction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Hill | WSW 238° | 50 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Airy | SW 236° | 47 m | 22.0 mi |
| Clifton Hill | SW 235° | 46 m | 22.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 218° | 46 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chantilly Hill | SW 234° | 45 m | 22.7 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SW 223° | 42 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNW 347° | 35 m | 6.4 mi |
| Shingle Hill | SSW 199° | 31 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Solomons, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9846925377
Day trips start here
- Solomons · 1 mi
- Lexington Park · 6 mi
- Leonardtown · 11 mi
- St. Mary's City · 11 mi
- Hooper's Island · 14 mi
- Prince Frederick · 16 mi
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