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Sphinx I

Sphinx I from directly overhead

Sphinx I is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 569 m. Monte San Michele stands 893 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Museo archeologico del Chianti Senese, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates43.46926, 11.28801

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Poggio Amorelli: 0.7 mi
  • Poggio Fulvo: 1.0 mi
  • Poggio Macia Morta: 1.1 mi
  • Poggio Cavallari: 1.6 mi
  • Poggio Auzzo: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Parco Botanico del Chianti: 4.3 mi
  • Capanna dei cacciatori: 4.3 mi
  • Area di Sosta Via Francigena: 6.4 mi
  • Parco Robert Baden Powell: 6.5 mi
  • Giardino Pubblico Giovanni Palatucci: 6.5 mi
Attractions
  • Villa Vignamaggio: 6.5 mi
  • Ninfeo Villa Fagnano: 7.0 mi
  • Giardino all'italiana Villa Fagnano: 7.1 mi
  • Orme del cavallo di San Giovanni Gualberto: 7.2 mi
  • Masso di Particino: 7.3 mi
Artworks
Springs: 57
  • Sorgente dell'Arbia: 0.5 mi
  • Fontino di Sant'Eufrosino: 4.6 mi
  • Sorgente Acqua Sulfurea: 6.8 mi
  • Fonte al Fringuello: 8.6 mi
  • Fonte Santa Maria: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 47
Picnic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascata del Diborrato: 8.8 mi
  • Tonfo del Diavolo: 17.9 mi
  • Cascata di Sant'Ansano: 18.2 mi
  • Cascata: 19.2 mi
  • Pisciolo di Macereto: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sphinx I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte San MicheleNE 41°893 m7.7 mi
Poggio CorniNE 35°881 m7.8 mi
Poggio QuerciabellaNE 47°848 m6.4 mi
Poggio alle CosteNE 41°847 m6.6 mi
Poggio al VanoNNE 33°831 m7.8 mi
Monte DominiNNE 29°747 m8.8 mi
Masso TondoNNE 29°746 m8.4 mi
Poggio QuercetjnoNE 42°716 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1917:4918:27
June solstice05:3520:1621:00
September equinox07:0218:3719:15
December solstice07:4515:5516:42

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10017646480

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