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Sod Buster/Chanticleer I

Sod Buster/Chanticleer I from directly overhead

Sod Buster/Chanticleer I is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William McGill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31662, -76.68283

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • William McGill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Windsor Hills Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chelsea Terrace Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westchester Park: 0.4 mi
  • Poplar Terrace Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Polinator Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Leakin Park City Farm: 1.4 mi
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Federal Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 6.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 6.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 6.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 5
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 355°233 m22.1 mi
Ivy HillN 3°200 m9.9 mi
Oregon RidgeN 359°191 m11.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 256°169 m6.2 mi
The BunkerNW 311°157 m14.6 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 22°155 m7.1 mi
Satyr HillNE 51°151 m9.6 mi
Cherry HillNE 49°149 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6849035323

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