Artwork · Maryland
Optical Gardens
Optical Gardens is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
Coordinates39.32868, -76.61754
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.8 mi off the Falls Road
- 2.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.9 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 1 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 5 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 5 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Optical Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Optical Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Optical Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Optical Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Centennial Sculpture: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Johns Hopkins Beach: 0.1 mi
- Keyser Quad: 0.1 mi
- Wyman Quad: 0.2 mi
- Bufano Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Decker Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Homewood: 0.1 mi
- "Isaac Newton" Apple Tree: 0.1 mi
- Sidney Lanier Monument: 0.2 mi
- Morton's Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Clover Hill: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Homewood Museum: 0.1 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Lovely Lane Museum Library: 1.0 mi
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum: 1.1 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Harvest: 0.6 mi
- Outdoor Classroom: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Miracle on 34th Street: 0.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 0.9 mi
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.2 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.7 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- African Journey: 1.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.4 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 5.1 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 5.4 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 28
- Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bend Hill: 1.8 mi
- Federal Hill: 3.4 mi
- Luskins Hill: 5.6 mi
- Abell Ridge: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.9 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.8 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 8.9 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.0 mi
- Avalon Area: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 12
- Miami Beach: 13.3 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.6 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.9 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.4 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Round Falls: 0.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Crises Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 1.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Optical Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 346° | 233 m | 21.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 342° | 200 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 342° | 191 m | 11.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 257° | 169 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 301° | 157 m | 16.9 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 352° | 155 m | 5.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 37° | 151 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 42° | 149 m | 13.9 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 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7649757765
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Midtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 3 mi
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