Essex Gateway Sculpture (was: Essex Cube)
Essex Gateway Sculpture (was: Essex Cube) is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Korea-Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site 0.7 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 4.4 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal;stone;translucent_uv_resistant_lexan
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 6.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 7.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 8 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 9 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 9 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Korea-Vietnam War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Lest We Forget: 0.7 mi
- History Plaques of Winners: 1.4 mi
- Methodist Meeting House Monument: 1.5 mi
- Caldwell Field: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Society of Essex-Middle River: 0.7 mi
- American Pool Association Museum of Champions: 1.4 mi
- Battle of North Point: 1.7 mi
- Battle of North Point Memorial Museum: 1.8 mi
- CCBC History Exhibit: 2.9 mi
- Sussex Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Batavia Park: 1.1 mi
- Montrose Farms Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Cox's Point Park: 1.2 mi
- Defenders Trail: 1.4 mi
- Essex-Middle River: 1.3 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 1.4 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 1.4 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 1.4 mi
- Bingo Mural: 1.4 mi
- Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 2.8 mi
- Stansbury Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Therapy Garden: 3.5 mi
- Cimaglia Park City Farm: 3.7 mi
- Greektown Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 3.2 mi
- Pottery Farm Park: 3.9 mi
- Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation: 4.1 mi
- Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation: 4.1 mi
- Sherman Property Forest Conservation: 4.3 mi
- NS Savannah: 4.8 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 5.1 mi
- Double Rock Park: 5.3 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 5.3 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 5.5 mi
- German Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 3.7 mi
- Nine Mile Hill: 3.8 mi
- Putty Hill: 5.3 mi
- Federal Hill: 6.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 6.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 15.5 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 17.5 mi
- F: 5.6 mi
- H: 5.6 mi
- G: 5.6 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 7.9 mi
- Avalon Area: 13.8 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.6 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 16.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 16.4 mi
- Round Falls: 7.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 8.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 7.0 mi
- Daniels: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Essex Gateway Sculpture (was: Essex Cube). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NW 317° | 200 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 320° | 191 m | 16.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 268° | 169 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 296° | 157 m | 23.9 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NW 314° | 155 m | 10.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNW 336° | 151 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 11° | 149 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNW 346° | 147 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6089292529
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 4 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 6 mi
- White Marsh · 6 mi
- Baltimore · 7 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 7 mi
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