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Samurai Rocker

Samurai Rocker from directly overhead

Samurai Rocker is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Seal, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
corten_steel

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31940, -76.61533

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Seal: 0.0 mi
  • Remington R: 0.3 mi
  • 29th Street Community Center Mural: 0.3 mi
  • 29th Street Playground Mural: 0.3 mi
  • Moai: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Margaret Brent Park: 0.0 mi
  • 26ers Park: 0.2 mi
  • Shady Rest: 0.3 mi
  • Harwood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Calvert Street Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Reese Street Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.6 mi
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 1.0 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.0 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.6 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Bend Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Federal Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 5.8 mi
  • German Hill: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.4 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.6 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.6 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 7.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m22.5 mi
Ivy HillNNW 342°200 m10.2 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 342°191 m12.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 260°169 m9.8 mi
The BunkerWNW 303°157 m17.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 352°155 m6.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE 33°151 m7.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 40°149 m14.3 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4623054202

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