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Chapin A. Harris Bust

Chapin A. Harris Bust from directly overhead

Chapin A. Harris Bust is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Baltimore Museum of Art, a museum 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Harris 1806-1860

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32483, -76.62110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Decker Quadrangle: 0.1 mi
  • Wyman Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Fox Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Keyser Quad: 0.3 mi
  • Johns Hopkins Beach: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 0.5 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.0 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.1 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 7.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Marble Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m22.1 mi
Ivy HillNNW 343°200 m9.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 343°191 m11.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 258°169 m9.6 mi
The BunkerWNW 302°157 m16.9 mi
Abell RidgeN 354°155 m6.0 mi
Satyr HillNE 37°151 m6.9 mi
Cherry HillNE 42°149 m14.2 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 solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2044048055

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