Artwork · Maryland
Modular Column
Modular Column is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Harford Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- fiberglass
How to reach it
Coordinates39.36631, -76.56073
- 2.5 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 4.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 5.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 4 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 5 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 5 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- North Harford Park: 0.1 mi
- Harford Park: 0.6 mi
- Pellham Wood Tot Lot: 1.2 mi
- Keyes Field: 1.2 mi
- Burdick Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Winged Victory: 1.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 1.8 mi
- George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Statue: 2.0 mi
- St John-Baptiste de La Salle Statue: 2.1 mi
- Inertia Study: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Briarcliff Park: 1.6 mi
- Andrea Playground: 3.3 mi
- Missing Pines Tot Lot: 3.4 mi
- Fullerton Farms Stormwater Management: 4.1 mi
- Perry Hall Apartments Drainage Reservation: 4.3 mi
Museums
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 1.9 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 2.7 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 3.4 mi
- Homewood Museum: 4.0 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Groove Phi Groove: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 2.0 mi
- Memorial to Fallen Officers of the Northeast Police District: 2.2 mi
- Columbus Obelisk: 2.2 mi
- The Joppa Road: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Dewees Park City Farm: 2.5 mi
- Lake Evesham Native Pollinator Garden: 2.6 mi
- Floyd Ikeda Young Memorial Garden: 2.8 mi
- Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA Reflection Garden: 3.1 mi
- Avalon Courtyard 2: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 50
- Double Rock Park: 1.8 mi
- Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 3.2 mi
- Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 3.2 mi
- Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 3.4 mi
- Spring House: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 34
- Luskins Hill: 2.4 mi
- Church on the Rock: 2.5 mi
- Putty Hill: 2.7 mi
- Satyr Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cub Hill: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 5.8 mi
- Nordic Grove: 10.7 mi
- Pecos Tent: 10.8 mi
- Timber Tent: 10.9 mi
- F: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 3.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 3.8 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Setters Formation: 10.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Miami Beach: 11.0 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 18.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 18.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Round Falls: 4.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.5 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Marble Springs: 3.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 5.2 mi
- Crises Spring: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Modular Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 336° | 233 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NW 317° | 200 m | 8.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 321° | 191 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 249° | 169 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 290° | 157 m | 18.5 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NW 309° | 155 m | 5.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 19° | 151 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 39° | 149 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9358173860
Day trips start here
- Baltimore County · 3 mi
- Towson · 3 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 4 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 5 mi
- Baltimore · 6 mi
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