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Wildflower

Wildflower from directly overhead

Wildflower is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lakes, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 0.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1909
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.35860, -76.61630

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Lakes: 0.0 mi
  • Govans Urban Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Dewees Park: 0.7 mi
  • Loyola Arboretum: 0.9 mi
  • Loyola 9/11 Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Lake Evesham Native Pollinator Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Tranquility Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Dewees Park City Farm: 0.7 mi
  • Senior Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Worthley Garden: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions: 59
  • Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 1.2 mi
  • Opossum House: 2.1 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 2.2 mi
  • Mt Washington Octagon: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.8 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 5.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 5.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Setters Formation: 10.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.3 mi
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 5.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 344°233 m19.9 mi
Ivy HillNNW 336°200 m7.6 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 337°191 m9.6 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 246°169 m10.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 295°157 m16.0 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 347°155 m3.8 mi
Satyr HillNE 51°151 m5.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 48°149 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13274066396

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