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The Pulse of Time Starts and Stops

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Elevation, modelled
35 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Spook Hill233 m · 23.2 mi
Nearest byway
Baltimore's Historic Charles Street0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
39.3077, -76.6212
The Pulse of Time Starts and Stops from directly overhead

The Pulse of Time Starts and Stops is a artwork in Maryland, at a modelled 35 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenchi Nage (Heaven and Earth Throw), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Built
1996
Material
steel

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m23.2 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m10.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m12.9 mi
Chestnut HillW 265°169 m9.4 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m17.5 mi
Abell RidgeN 355°155 m7.2 mi
Satyr HillNNE 32°151 m7.9 mi
Cherry HillNE 39°149 m15.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Picnic sites: 16
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.

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