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Life Cycle

Life Cycle from directly overhead

Life Cycle is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Greetings from Bel Air, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52411, -76.35148

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Greetings from Bel Air: 0.4 mi
  • Home is Where the Heart is (HoH): 0.6 mi
  • The Door: 0.7 mi
  • Day Break: 0.7 mi
  • The Heart of Harford (HoH): 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Plumtree Park: 0.6 mi
  • Governor Bradford Park: 0.8 mi
  • Office Street Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
  • Alice Anne Park: 0.8 mi
  • Old Fields Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 42
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 7.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 8.4 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 12.8 mi
  • Spring House: 12.8 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.9 mi
  • Green Quarry: 12.3 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 12.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 12.6 mi
  • The Eye: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillWNW 292°233 m21.0 mi
Ivy HillWSW 255°200 m17.8 mi
Oregon RidgeW 262°191 m18.0 mi
Abell RidgeWSW 243°155 m16.9 mi
Satyr HillSW 231°151 m13.1 mi
Cherry HillWSW 237°149 m5.8 mi
Cub HillSW 230°147 m11.9 mi
Luskins HillSW 233°144 m14.3 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6169936697

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