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Lighthouse

Lighthouse from directly overhead

Lighthouse is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Howard Veterans Park, a park 0.5 miles away. National Historic Seaport passes 8.2 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20311, -76.44545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Howard Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Smallwood Park: 3.4 mi
  • Cuckold Point: 3.4 mi
  • Rocky Point Park: 3.8 mi
  • Fleming Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Stansbury Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Cimaglia Park City Farm: 6.3 mi
  • Mother's Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Filbert Street Garden: 8.0 mi
Museums
Peaks: 26
  • Tank Hill: 6.4 mi
  • German Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Federal Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 25
Picnic sites: 14
Cliffs: 11
  • Wiona Cliffs: 13.0 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 15.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 15.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 17.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNW 325°200 m21.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 327°191 m23.5 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 289°169 m19.8 mi
Abell RidgeNW 325°155 m17.5 mi
Satyr HillNNW 339°151 m14.9 mi
Cherry HillN 0°149 m19.0 mi
Cub HillNNW 344°147 m15.0 mi
Luskins HillNNW 334°144 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5620:36
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2216:0416:47

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7881547001

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