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The Luna Moth Project

The Luna Moth Project from directly overhead

The Luna Moth Project is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Branch Nature Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

In honor and memory of SSgt James Michael Malaschowski USMC Killed by hostile forces in Afghanistan 1986/08/21-2011/03/20

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Coordinates39.64735, -76.98708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hashawha Environmental Center: 0.4 mi
  • Union Mills Homestead Park: 2.1 mi
  • Silver Run-Union Mills Community Park: 2.3 mi
  • Charles Carroll Community Center: 3.3 mi
  • Westminster Community Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Westminster War Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Belle Grove Square Bicentennial Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Westminster: 5.1 mi
  • Carroll county barn quilt trail: 5.1 mi
  • Barn Quilt: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Carroll County Highpoint: 5.6 mi
  • Beecher Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Saubel Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Dover Hill: 13.1 mi
  • The Bunker: 14.3 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 10
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Kids Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Timber Tent: 19.4 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 19.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Koontz Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • McKeldin Falls: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney MountainW 273°524 m23.2 mi
College MountainW 278°520 m20.8 mi
Round TopW 277°520 m21.9 mi
Carrick KnobW 278°495 m21.0 mi
Wertenbaker HillW 278°493 m23.5 mi
Cat RockW 265°476 m24.7 mi
Jacks MountainWNW 289°470 m24.1 mi
Raven Rock MountainWNW 285°462 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4119:5920:40
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2616:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.02.63.73.73.93.74.33.94.83.93.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 9 mi away.

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Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12810632717

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