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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
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
Gardens: 57
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.7 mi
  • The Harvest: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
Artworks
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: 15
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 8
  • Old Quarry: 7.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Friction Wall: 10.0 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 HillNNW233 m22.1 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m9.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m11.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW169 m9.6 mi
The BunkerWNW157 m16.9 mi
Abell RidgeN155 m6.0 mi
Satyr HillNE151 m6.9 mi
Cherry HillNE149 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 50–80 °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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