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Nut and Bolt

Nut and Bolt from directly overhead

Nut and Bolt is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Royal School Community Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1982-09
Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30882, -76.62447

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Rutter's Mill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Park Avenue Median Park: 0.1 mi
  • Douglas R. Morrison Park: 0.1 mi
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mosher Street Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 60
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 1.3 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.3 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 1.3 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Federal Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.7 mi
  • German Hill: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.6 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.8 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.8 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 348°233 m23.1 mi
Ivy HillNNW 346°200 m10.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 345°191 m12.8 mi
Chestnut HillW 264°169 m9.2 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m17.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 356°155 m7.1 mi
Satyr HillNNE 33°151 m7.9 mi
Cherry HillNE 40°149 m15.2 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 solstice07:2416:0516:47

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9239263273

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