Billie Holiday Monument
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Billie Holiday Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert C Marshall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
A statue of Billie Holiday is installed at Billie Holiday Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue in the neighborhood of Upton in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q106634513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.9 mi off the Falls Road
- 1.5 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert C Marshall Park: 0.1 mi
- Henry Highland Garnet Park: 0.2 mi
- McMechen & Etting Park: 0.2 mi
- Rosina Ridgley: 0.3 mi
- Upton & Harlem: 0.3 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 0.3 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.7 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 0.7 mi
- Maryland Center for History and Culture Museum: 0.8 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Cosmogram: 0.2 mi
- Black Leaders: 0.6 mi
- Nut and Bolt: 0.7 mi
- Firebird: 0.7 mi
- John Eager Howard Statue: 0.7 mi
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.1 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 1.1 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 1.1 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 1.1 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Gardens of Hope: 0.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Harlem Park Community Farm: 0.5 mi
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Francis Scott Key Monument: 0.4 mi
- Reflections World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Hammann-Costin WWI Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.6 mi
- James L. Ridgely Monument: 0.6 mi
- Watson Monument: 0.8 mi
- African Journey: 1.8 mi
- Rosemont Park: 1.9 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.3 mi
- Burnside Park: 4.8 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 6.2 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tank Hill: 5.8 mi
- German Hill: 6.4 mi
- Miami Beach: 14.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 16.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.7 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 19.8 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 6.9 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.2 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 7.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 8.9 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.4 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Round Falls: 1.4 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 14.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 1.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 23.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 8.4 mi
- Daniels: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Billie Holiday Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 349° | 233 m | 23.6 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 348° | 200 m | 11.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 347° | 191 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 267° | 169 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 308° | 157 m | 17.3 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 360° | 155 m | 7.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 33° | 151 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 39° | 149 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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/3492315593
Day trips start here
- Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
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