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The Passage

The Passage from directly overhead

The Passage is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Beecher Hill stands 324 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridervale Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Falls Road passes 1.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1992-01-01
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.41458, -76.64929

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Seminary Park: 0.8 mi
  • Valley Fields South: 0.9 mi
  • Millstone Park at Roland Run: 0.9 mi
  • Valley Fields West: 0.9 mi
  • Valley Fields West: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 50
Peaks: 29
  • Abell Ridge: 0.9 mi
  • Westridge: 2.8 mi
  • Midridge: 3.0 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 9
  • Old Quarry: 5.6 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 5.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Setters Formation: 6.0 mi
  • \: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Crises Spring: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beecher HillNNW 333°324 m24.8 mi
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m15.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW 337°200 m3.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 339°191 m5.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW 224°169 m11.4 mi
The BunkerWNW 283°157 m13.1 mi
Abell RidgeESE 103°155 m0.9 mi
Satyr HillE 97°151 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7729241331

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