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Cathy Hughes Plaza

Cathy Hughes Plaza from directly overhead

Cathy Hughes Plaza is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cecilius Calvert Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1999-08-11

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29096, -76.61417

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.1 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.1 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.1 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Battle Monument Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hopkins Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • War Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 0.2 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.7 mi
  • German Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.3 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.4 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m24.5 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m14.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 272°169 m9.8 mi
The BunkerNW 308°157 m18.5 mi
Abell RidgeN 353°155 m8.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE 26°151 m8.7 mi
Cherry HillNE 35°149 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1047304923

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