Turning Point
Turning Point is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Question Mark, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminum
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 3.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 3.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 5 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 5 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Question Mark: 0.0 mi
- Sod Buster/Chanticleer I: 0.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.0 mi
- Squirrel: 1.1 mi
- Mantis: 1.1 mi
- William McGill Park: 0.5 mi
- Poplar Terrace Park: 0.5 mi
- Alexander Odum Park: 0.6 mi
- Elgin Park: 0.7 mi
- Rosemont Rec Center: 0.7 mi
- Edgar Daniel Draper: 0.5 mi
- Spring House: 1.2 mi
- Police Officer William Torbit Way: 1.2 mi
- Stable ruin: 1.5 mi
- Sloman Monument: 1.6 mi
- Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Polinator Garden: 1.1 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 1.6 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Memory Garden: 2.2 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 1.0 mi
- Water Wheel: 1.1 mi
- Old Streetcar Bridge Abutment: 1.1 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 1.3 mi
- Rosemont Park: 1.1 mi
- African Journey: 2.0 mi
- Burnside Park: 2.4 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 4.9 mi
- Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 5.1 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 2.2 mi
- H.L. Mencken House: 2.4 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 2.7 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 2.7 mi
- Irish Railroad Workers Museum: 2.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.5 mi
- Federal Hill: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.5 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.1 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pickall Area: 5.7 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 5.8 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 5.9 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 6.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 6.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.3 mi
- Miami Beach: 16.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 18.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 21.6 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 1.3 mi
- Round Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 11.6 mi
- Daniels: 7.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turning Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 354° | 233 m | 22.6 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 1° | 200 m | 10.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 358° | 191 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 261° | 169 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 312° | 157 m | 15.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 18° | 155 m | 7.4 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 47° | 151 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 47° | 149 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9357026328
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 3 mi
- Baltimore · 4 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 4 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 4 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 4 mi
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