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Garrett Park Monument

Garrett Park Monument from directly overhead

Garrett Park Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrett Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street passes 2.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Wikidata Q34893674, matched on coordinates and name (90 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1955

How to reach it

Coordinates39.23827, -76.60788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garrett Park: 0.1 mi
  • Belle Grove Area of Brooklyn Park: 0.5 mi
  • Old Riverside Play Area: 0.8 mi
  • Patapsco Flats: 0.8 mi
  • Patapsco Flats: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.4 mi
  • German Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Lawyers Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Avalon Area: 6.3 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 6.5 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.4 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.9 mi
  • Friction Wall: 10.0 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 13.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 347°200 m15.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 346°191 m17.7 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 291°169 m10.8 mi
The BunkerNW 315°157 m21.2 mi
Abell RidgeN 354°155 m12.1 mi
Satyr HillNNE 17°151 m12.0 mi
Cherry HillNNE 28°149 m18.7 mi
Cub HillNNE 21°147 m12.9 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9971182093

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