Garrett Park Monument
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
- 2.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 2.2 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 3.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.9 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 6 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 6 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 10 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Captain Trash Wheel: 0.9 mi
- Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West: 2.4 mi
- SS John W. Brown: 2.9 mi
- NS Savannah: 3.1 mi
- Professor Trash Wheel: 3.2 mi
- Fort McHenry Visitor Center: 2.4 mi
- Baltimore Immigration Museum: 2.5 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Industry: 2.5 mi
- History of the Inner harbor Exhibit: 2.7 mi
- American Visionary Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- 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
- Duane Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
- Black Butterfly Teaching Farm: 1.0 mi
- Filbert Street Garden: 1.3 mi
- Heath Street City Farm: 2.2 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 2.3 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Monument: 1.2 mi
- Fort McHenry: 2.3 mi
- Armistead Monument: 2.4 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Sundial: 2.8 mi
- K-612: 2.8 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 0.7 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Rosemont Park: 5.1 mi
- African Journey: 6.4 mi
- Quarterfield Crossing: 6.4 mi
- Patapsco River Project: 0.8 mi
- Baltimore Love Project Mural: 0.9 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 0.9 mi
- Unity: 1.3 mi
- Orpheus with the Awkward Foot: 2.3 mi
- 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
- Dog Beach: 12.7 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 13.3 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.5 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 14.6 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 15.4 mi
- 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
- Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 10.0 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 13.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 13.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- 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
- failed mill dam: 5.0 mi
- Round Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 4.5 mi
- Daniels: 12.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 347° | 200 m | 15.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 346° | 191 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 291° | 169 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 315° | 157 m | 21.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 354° | 155 m | 12.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 17° | 151 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 28° | 149 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 21° | 147 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9971182093
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 3 mi
- Central Maryland · 3 mi
- Baltimore · 4 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 4 mi
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