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Winged Youth

Winged Youth from directly overhead

Winged Youth is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillen Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 1.7 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32749, -76.58524

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hillen Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Montebello Park: 0.3 mi
  • Briscoe Park: 0.6 mi
  • Alameda Circle: 0.6 mi
  • Adams Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 29
  • Prospect Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.5 mi
  • German Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 10.0 mi
  • Avalon Area: 10.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 10.3 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.7 mi
  • Old Quarry: 6.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 342°233 m22.4 mi
Ivy HillNNW 333°200 m10.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 334°191 m12.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 259°169 m11.5 mi
The BunkerWNW 299°157 m18.4 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 336°155 m6.3 mi
Satyr HillNNE 23°151 m5.8 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10290574154

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