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Professor Trash Wheel

Professor Trash Wheel from directly overhead

Professor Trash Wheel is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Casimir's Park, a park 0.1 miles away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2016-12-04

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27954, -76.58075

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Casimir's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Canton Square: 0.3 mi
  • O'Donnell Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Two Rivers Park: 0.4 mi
  • Canton Waterfront Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 60
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 2.7 mi
  • German Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Bend Hill: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.5 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.5 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 9.1 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 338°200 m13.4 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 339°191 m15.4 mi
Chestnut HillW 276°169 m11.6 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m20.4 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 343°155 m9.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE 13°151 m8.9 mi
Cherry HillNNE 28°149 m15.5 mi
Cub HillNNE 19°147 m9.7 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/953960600

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