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John Eager Howard Statue

John Eager Howard Statue from directly overhead

John Eager Howard Statue is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard-Center Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29656, -76.62007

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howard-Center Park: 0.0 mi
  • Saint Mary's Park: 0.2 mi
  • West Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
  • South Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.1 mi
  • German Hill: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.2 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.4 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.6 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.4 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m24.0 mi
Ivy HillNNW 346°200 m11.6 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 345°191 m13.6 mi
Chestnut HillW 270°169 m9.4 mi
The BunkerNW 308°157 m18.0 mi
Abell RidgeN 355°155 m8.0 mi
Satyr HillNNE 29°151 m8.5 mi
Cherry HillNE 37°149 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6515781483

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