Double Helix
Double Helix is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is True Grit Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.5 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 5.7 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 4 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 4 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 6 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- True Grit Statue: 0.0 mi
- Walter Sondheim Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Forum: 0.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.7 mi
- Squirrel: 3.9 mi
- The Quad: 0.1 mi
- Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park: 0.2 mi
- Physics Quad: 0.3 mi
- Erickson Field: 0.3 mi
- True Grit Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Thomas V Marsho Garden: 0.2 mi
- UMBC Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- MASH Green Roof: 1.2 mi
- Charlestown Resident Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 3.5 mi
- Scenic Easement: 1.5 mi
- Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 2.4 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 3.7 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.9 mi
- Burnside Park: 4.7 mi
- Railroad Crossing Lookout for the Locomotive: 1.7 mi
- Castle Thunder: 1.8 mi
- Catonsville Nine: 1.8 mi
- Generator Shed (former): 1.9 mi
- Captain John Smith Marker: 1.9 mi
- Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- Water Wheel: 3.6 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 3.7 mi
- Tardis: 3.8 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 4.5 mi
- H.L. Mencken House: 4.5 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 4.7 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 2.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.3 mi
- Federal Hill: 5.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bend Hill: 6.9 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 1.5 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 1.8 mi
- Avalon Area: 1.8 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 2.1 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 4.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 18.7 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 19.2 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 3.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 4.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 14.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 14.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.7 mi
- Round Falls: 6.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 11.5 mi
- Daniels: 7.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Double Helix. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | N 8° | 200 m | 14.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 5° | 191 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 304° | 169 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 326° | 157 m | 16.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 22° | 155 m | 11.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 41° | 151 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 43° | 149 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cub Hill | NE 43° | 147 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10195910772
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 3 mi
- Hanover · 4 mi
- Linthicum · 4 mi
- Ellicott City · 5 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 5 mi
- Baltimore · 6 mi
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