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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
Museums
Gardens: 57
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
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.7 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.1 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 HillNNW233 m24.5 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m12.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m14.1 mi
Chestnut HillW169 m9.8 mi
The BunkerNW157 m18.5 mi
Abell RidgeN155 m8.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE151 m8.7 mi
Cherry HillNE149 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 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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1047304923

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