Artwork · Maryland
Kinship
Kinship is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosemont Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.1 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates39.29743, -76.66542
- 1.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.7 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 2.9 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rosemont Park: 0.1 mi
- African Journey: 2.2 mi
- Burnside Park: 3.3 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 5.1 mi
- Scenic Easement: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Mosher, Franklintown & Rosedale: 0.2 mi
- Helen Mackall Park: 0.3 mi
- Rosemont Rec Center: 0.4 mi
- Alexander Odum Park: 0.5 mi
- Harlem & Dennison Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Wisdom Wall: 1.0 mi
- The Question Mark: 1.1 mi
- Turning Point: 1.1 mi
- Baltimore Rising: 1.2 mi
- Black Leaders: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Police Officer William Torbit Way: 1.0 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 1.2 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 1.2 mi
- Maryland Sons Monument: 1.3 mi
- Edgar Daniel Draper: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Bon Secours Urban Farm: 1.2 mi
- Harlem Park Community Farm: 1.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 1.4 mi
- Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Sunflower Village: 1.5 mi
Museums
- H.L. Mencken House: 1.4 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 1.8 mi
- Irish Railroad Workers Museum: 1.9 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 1.6 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.8 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 28
- Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.0 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.3 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 6.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.8 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.5 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 5.6 mi
- Avalon Area: 5.8 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Quarry (former): 7.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 7.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 11
- Miami Beach: 15.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.7 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 20.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.3 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- failed mill dam: 0.4 mi
- Round Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kinship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 353° | 233 m | 23.5 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 358° | 200 m | 11.2 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 355° | 191 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 269° | 169 m | 7.0 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 313° | 157 m | 16.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 12° | 155 m | 8.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 41° | 151 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 44° | 149 m | 17.2 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 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7834041008
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- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 3 mi
- Central Maryland · 3 mi
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