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Parables Mural

Parables Mural from directly overhead

Parables Mural is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaffney's Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 0.5 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Text: "When Jesus of Nazareth Taught, He Often Used Parables, Simple Stories With Heavenly Meanings For The Believer"

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28723, -76.56891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Vincent Paul Galeano Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Harry & Jeanette Weinberg: 0.4 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Memorial Flagstaff: 0.4 mi
  • Pulaski Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Dypski Park: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Two Rivers Park: 0.5 mi
  • O'Donnell Square Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dypski Park: 0.6 mi
  • Janney Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Canton Soccer Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Tank Hill: 2.4 mi
  • German Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.2 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 335°200 m13.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 336°191 m15.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 273°169 m12.2 mi
The BunkerNW 304°157 m20.6 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 338°155 m9.3 mi
Satyr HillN 9°151 m8.2 mi
Cherry HillNNE 27°149 m14.8 mi
Cub HillNNE 16°147 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

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/12830235002

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