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
- On the National Historic Seaport
- 1.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.6 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 5 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 8 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 9 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Museum: 0.9 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Industry: 1.3 mi
- Frederick-Douglass Maritime Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Preservation Society: 1.3 mi
- Orpheus with the Awkward Foot: 0.1 mi
- Working Point: 1.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass: 1.3 mi
- "Aaron LaCrate: Just a Kid from Highlandtown" Exhibition Mural: 1.6 mi
- BUS: 1.6 mi
- Fort McHenry: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Historic Canton: 1.0 mi
- Dypski Park: 1.0 mi
- Fells Point: 1.4 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 0.6 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 1.0 mi
- NS Savannah: 1.4 mi
- Captain Trash Wheel: 1.5 mi
- Butchers Hill Historic District: 1.9 mi
- 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
- Audubon Pollinator Garden for Native Plants: 1.6 mi
- Audubon Wetland Garden for Native Plants: 1.7 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 1.7 mi
- Upper Fell’s Point Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Patterson Park City Farm: 1.8 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 1.6 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Rosemont Park: 5.1 mi
- African Journey: 5.4 mi
- Somogyi Property Park Site: 8.0 mi
- 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
- Miami Beach: 11.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 15.0 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 15.1 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 16.3 mi
- 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
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 11.2 mi
- Round Falls: 4.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 17.4 mi
- Crises Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 5.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 11.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 4.7 mi
- Daniels: 13.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 340° | 200 m | 14.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 340° | 191 m | 16.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 280° | 169 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 309° | 157 m | 21.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 345° | 155 m | 10.5 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 11° | 151 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 26° | 149 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 17° | 147 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7814514656
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 2 mi
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