Double Gamut
Double Gamut is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Chair, ball, and ladder like structure attached to the vertical surface of the garage above the Franklin Street entrance.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.6 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 1.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 0.0 mi
- Billie Holiday Garden: 0.4 mi
- Gardens of Hope: 0.9 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pope John Paul II Statue: 0.0 mi
- George Washington Bicentennial Marker: 0.1 mi
- Marquis de Lafayette Monument: 0.2 mi
- Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
- George Peabody Monument: 0.2 mi
- James Cardinal Gibbons: 0.1 mi
- Sea Urchin Statue: 0.1 mi
- Peace: 0.2 mi
- Order: 0.2 mi
- Seated Lion: 0.2 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Maryland Center for History and Culture Museum: 0.2 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.4 mi
- The Peale: 0.4 mi
- South Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
- Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
- West Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
- East Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
- North Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.3 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.3 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.3 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.6 mi
- African Journey: 2.6 mi
- Rosemont Park: 2.7 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 3.6 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.8 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 7.0 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.9 mi
- German Hill: 5.4 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.3 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.5 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.1 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 15.9 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.2 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 17.9 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 19.0 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
- Round Falls: 1.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 7.5 mi
- Daniels: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Double Gamut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 347° | 233 m | 24.2 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 345° | 200 m | 11.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 344° | 191 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 270° | 169 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 307° | 157 m | 18.3 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 354° | 155 m | 8.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 27° | 151 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 36° | 149 m | 15.6 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7834076635
Day trips start here
- Baltimore · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Central Maryland · 1 mi
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