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Armistead Monument

Armistead Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McHenry Visitor Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Armistead Monument is a bronze statue of Col. George Armistead, by Edward Berge. It is located at Fort McHenry, Baltimore. It was dedicated on September 12, 1914. The inscription reads: (Sculpture, rear of bronze base, proper right:) CAST BY ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY (Sculpture, rear of bronze base, proper left:) BERGE (Base, front:)

(Base, left side:)

(Base, right side:)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1914.

Wikidata Q4793603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26490, -76.58029

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Hull Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Baltimore Immigration Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Canton Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
  • Under Armour Promenade: 1.0 mi
  • Canton Square: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 2.5 mi
  • German Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Bend Hill: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 12
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.2 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.9 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 10.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW200 m14.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m16.4 mi
Chestnut HillW169 m11.8 mi
The BunkerNW157 m21.1 mi
Abell RidgeNNW155 m10.5 mi
Satyr HillNNE151 m9.9 mi
Cherry HillNNE149 m16.4 mi
Cub HillNNE147 m10.7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7814514656

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