Artwork · Maryland
Spire
Spire is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
How to reach it
Coordinates39.41503, -77.41493
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 0.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Middletown Overlook · 5 mi
- Shock Rock · 10 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 10 mi
- West View · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Ten Commandments: 0.2 mi
- Burial Monument: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Mullinix Park: 0.2 mi
- Schley Park: 0.3 mi
- Baughmans Babee Park: 0.4 mi
- Carroll Creek Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Jigger Hill: 4.5 mi
- Ridge Hill: 4.5 mi
- High Knob: 5.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 8.8 mi
- Pine Rock: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 54
- The Great Frederick Fair: 1.1 mi
- Best Secondary House: 3.2 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 3.2 mi
- Best House: 3.2 mi
- Gambrill Mill: 3.6 mi
Museums: 46
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 0.3 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 0.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 1.8 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Middletown Watershed: 5.9 mi
- Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 40
- WINDSWEPT: 0.2 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 0.2 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 0.3 mi
- Claire McCardell: 0.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 12.0 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 14.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Springs: 10
- Bootjack Spring: 5.7 mi
- Spout Spring: 6.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 11.7 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 13.8 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Butterfly Garden: 11.8 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Four Square Garden: 18.8 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 20.7 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Sevenfoot Rock: 4.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 15.3 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Spire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 345° | 654 m | 20.1 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | N 350° | 572 m | 16.4 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNW 341° | 562 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 559 m | 20.2 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 318° | 549 m | 14.6 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NW 315° | 538 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 282° | 536 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 282° | 536 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9944934352
Day trips start here
- Frederick · 0 mi
- Frederick County · 4 mi
- Middletown · 7 mi
- Brunswick · 13 mi
- Boonsboro · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
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