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Sea Urchin

Sea Urchin from directly overhead

Sea Urchin is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackerman Way, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Moved to current location in 1961

What the record says

Built
1926
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32961, -76.62240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Keyser Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Bufano Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Wyman Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Johns Hopkins Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Decker Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.1 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.3 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.5 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 5.7 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 7.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.5 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m21.8 mi
Ivy HillNNW 343°200 m9.4 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m11.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 256°169 m9.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 302°157 m16.6 mi
Abell RidgeN 354°155 m5.7 mi
Satyr HillNE 39°151 m6.7 mi
Cherry HillNE 43°149 m14.0 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–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8901865522

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