Weathering Steel
Weathering Steel is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baltimore City NW Cornerstone, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Artwork commissioned by the Maryland Transit Administration for Rogers Avenue Metro Subway Station
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.7 mi off the Falls Road
- 3.7 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 5.9 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 3 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 3 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Baltimore City NW Cornerstone: 0.4 mi
- West Arlington Water Tower: 0.7 mi
- Edgar Daniel Draper: 2.2 mi
- Sloman Monument: 2.5 mi
- Samson: 2.6 mi
- Penhurst Park: 0.5 mi
- Winner Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
- Lucille Park: 1.0 mi
- C.C. Jackson Park: 1.0 mi
- Queensbury Park: 1.1 mi
- Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
- Cylburn Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Worthley Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cold Spring Outcrop: 1.2 mi
- The Rescue: 1.2 mi
- [Pimlico INSPIRE]: 1.2 mi
- Towanda LaneScape: 1.3 mi
- Harpie: 1.3 mi
- Burnside Park: 2.2 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 2.5 mi
- African Journey: 2.9 mi
- Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 2.9 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.6 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 2.6 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 2.7 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 3.8 mi
- Homewood Museum: 4.1 mi
- Old Streetcar Bridge Abutment: 2.0 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 2.1 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Mt Washington Octagon: 2.6 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- Abell Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Federal Hill: 6.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.5 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.2 mi
- Pickall Area: 5.6 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 6.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.4 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 7.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 7.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 17.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 21.5 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 23.1 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 24.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 3.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.6 mi
- Round Falls: 3.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 10.4 mi
- Daniels: 6.9 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weathering Steel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 356° | 233 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 7° | 200 m | 8.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 2° | 191 m | 9.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 239° | 169 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 306° | 157 m | 13.0 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 35° | 155 m | 5.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 62° | 151 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 55° | 149 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/996947314
Day trips start here
- Pikesville · 2 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 5 mi
- Baltimore · 6 mi
- Baltimore County · 6 mi
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