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Giraffe

Giraffe from directly overhead

Giraffe is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall E. Kroh Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.51070, -76.34200

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marshall E. Kroh Park: 0.6 mi
  • Colonial Acres Community Association Park: 1.0 mi
  • Homestead Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harford Glen: 1.5 mi
  • Plumtree Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Life Cycle: 1.1 mi
  • Greetings from Bel Air: 1.3 mi
  • The Door: 1.6 mi
  • Home is Where the Heart is (HoH): 1.6 mi
  • The Heart of Harford (HoH): 1.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Grass Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Edible Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Garden For The Senses: 1.8 mi
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 42
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 8.4 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 9.4 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 12.7 mi
  • Spring House: 12.7 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.9 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 12.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 12.5 mi
  • Green Quarry: 12.9 mi
  • The Eye: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • F: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giraffe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillWNW 293°233 m21.8 mi
Ivy HillWSW 259°200 m18.1 mi
Oregon RidgeW 265°191 m18.4 mi
Abell RidgeWSW 246°155 m16.9 mi
Satyr HillSW 236°151 m13.0 mi
Cherry HillWSW 247°149 m5.9 mi
Cub HillSW 235°147 m11.7 mi
Luskins HillWSW 238°144 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6789113128

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