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The Rescue

The Rescue from directly overhead

The Rescue is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Harpie, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 3.2 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.32806, -76.68360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Chelsea Terrace Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westchester Park: 0.5 mi
  • Windsor Hills Park: 0.8 mi
  • Penhurst Park: 0.8 mi
  • William McGill Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Polinator Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Leakin Park City Farm: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions: 58
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Federal Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 6.4 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 7.2 mi
  • Friction Wall: 7.3 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 355°233 m21.3 mi
Ivy HillN 3°200 m9.1 mi
Oregon RidgeN 359°191 m11.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 250°169 m6.4 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m14.0 mi
Abell RidgeNNE 25°155 m6.4 mi
Satyr HillNE 55°151 m9.2 mi
Cherry HillNE 51°149 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9239162365

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