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Pegasus

Pegasus from directly overhead

Pegasus is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Caroline & Hoffman Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 1.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30670, -76.59831

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Caroline & Hoffman Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bethel Street Playscape: 0.2 mi
  • Oliver Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bond & Chase Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Madison Square: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Frank M. Houck Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
  • 500 North Duncan Street Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Fort Worthington Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Rose Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.5 mi
  • German Hill: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.6 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.7 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.3 mi
  • Old Quarry: 8.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 344°233 m23.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW 339°200 m11.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 339°191 m13.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 266°169 m10.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 304°157 m18.6 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 346°155 m7.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 23°151 m7.4 mi
Cherry HillNE 35°149 m14.4 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 solstice07:2316:0516:47

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/7833999828

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