Artwork · Maryland
Day Break
Day Break is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Plumtree Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates39.53123, -76.36107
- 3.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- King & Queen Seat · 8 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 11 mi
- Kilgore Falls · 12 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Plumtree Park: 0.4 mi
- Alice Anne Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Fields Park: 0.6 mi
- Office Street Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
- Frederick Ward Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Greetings from Bel Air: 0.5 mi
- Legacy of Harford Mutual (HoH): 0.6 mi
- Home is Where the Heart is (HoH): 0.6 mi
- MA & PA Heritage (HoH): 0.7 mi
- Creating Community Through Art: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Hays House: 0.7 mi
- Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 5.0 mi
- Aberdeen Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Hosanna School Museum: 12.1 mi
- Steppingstone Farm Museum: 12.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Hays House: 0.7 mi
- Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Dog Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Troy Vincent Taylor: 1.6 mi
- Kurt Mahlon Chenowith: 1.6 mi
- Annie McGann Cumpston: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Alice's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dot's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Roenna Fahrney Garden: 0.8 mi
- Shamrock Park Memorial Tree Grove: 1.1 mi
- Edible Garden: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Soma Reservoir: 1.2 mi
- Bynum Run Pond Fish Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Forest Hill Lake Fish Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Stoneywood Nature Center: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 7.3 mi
- Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 7.7 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 12.6 mi
- Spring House: 12.7 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 43
- Cherry Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Vista: 7.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sugar Hill: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Green Quarry: 12.0 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 12.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 12.4 mi
- The Eye: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Pecos Tent: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Belcamp Beach: 8.1 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 15.0 mi
- Miami Beach: 15.6 mi
- Betterton Beach: 19.3 mi
- North East Beach Area: 20.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Marble Springs: 12.3 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 20.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Kilgore Falls: 11.7 mi
- Round Falls: 20.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lapidum: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Day Break. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | WNW 291° | 233 m | 20.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WSW 253° | 200 m | 17.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | W 260° | 191 m | 17.6 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WSW 240° | 155 m | 16.7 mi |
| Satyr Hill | SW 228° | 151 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cherry Hill | SW 230° | 149 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cub Hill | SW 226° | 147 m | 11.8 mi |
| Luskins Hill | SW 231° | 144 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5952815069
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- Edgewood · 8 mi
- Aberdeen · 11 mi
- White Marsh · 11 mi
- Havre de Grace · 14 mi
- Cockeysville · 15 mi
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