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Angels Unawares

Angels Unawares from directly overhead

Angels Unawares is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Monte Salomone stands 778 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Papa Marcello I, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Angels Unawares is a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz installed in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican since September 29, 2019, the 105th World Migrant and Refugee Day. This statue was inaugurated by Pope Francis in 2019 for the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. At its inauguration, Pope Francis said he wanted the sculpture "to remind everyone of the evangelical challenge of hospitality".

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2019.

Wikidata Q81644885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90145, 12.45711

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Giardino Roccioso: 0.3 mi
  • Giardino Quadrato: 0.3 mi
  • Giardino Italiano: 0.4 mi
  • Giardino Santa Brigida: 0.4 mi
  • Giardino Americano: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Giardino Francese: 0.4 mi
  • Parco Adriano: 0.5 mi
  • Passeggiata del Gianicolo: 0.8 mi
  • Parco Enrico Modigliani: 0.9 mi
  • Giardino Luigi Bigiarelli: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Cascata fosso Marrana: 6.2 mi
  • Cascata della Mola di Veio: 9.1 mi
  • Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 9.5 mi
  • Pisciacavallo: 11.7 mi
  • Mola di Formello: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Le Palme: 14.2 mi
  • Bau Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 17.9 mi
  • Malibù: 19.5 mi
  • Spiaggia libera: 21.2 mi
Springs: 19
  • Sorgente (non potabile): 15.1 mi
  • Acqua Acetosa: 15.1 mi
  • Fonte Levinosa: 20.1 mi
  • Fontanile delle Zinne: 20.4 mi
  • Fonte: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 4.3 mi
  • Area Picnic 1: 9.0 mi
  • Area Picnic 2: 9.2 mi
  • Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 14.4 mi
  • Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rupe Tarpea: 1.5 mi
  • Rupe del Parco Brin: 3.0 mi
  • Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 3.1 mi
  • Rupe del Lotto 6: 3.1 mi
  • Falesia Ciampino: 9.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Solfatara Diosilla: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Angels Unawares. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte SalomoneESE 116°778 m16.0 mi
la MontagnolaESE 116°736 m15.4 mi
Monte TuscoloESE 118°670 m15.0 mi
Colle dell'AcquaESE 121°555 m15.7 mi
Colle della Tartaruga (Colle Procolio)ESE 121°516 m15.2 mi
Monte RazzanoNNW 346°431 m15.8 mi
Monte CrescenzioSE 134°379 m13.7 mi
Monte Sant'AngeloNNW 337°377 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:4518:22
June solstice05:3620:0720:50
September equinox06:5818:3319:10
December solstice07:3515:5816:43

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1138299470

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