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Welcome to Towson

Welcome to Towson from directly overhead

Welcome to Towson is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Olympian Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 1.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates39.40064, -76.60276

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olympian Park: 0.1 mi
  • Towson Manor Park: 0.2 mi
  • Patriot Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Cancer Survivors Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Towson Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions: 50
Peaks: 34
  • Abell Ridge: 1.8 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Satyr Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Midridge: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 9
  • Old Quarry: 3.4 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 3.4 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • Setters Formation: 7.5 mi
  • \: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Crises Spring: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 339°233 m17.4 mi
Ivy HillNW 317°200 m5.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNW 323°191 m7.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW 235°169 m12.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 284°157 m15.7 mi
Abell RidgeWNW 296°155 m1.8 mi
Satyr HillE 85°151 m3.2 mi
Cherry HillENE 58°149 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
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/9767617269

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