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George Peabody Monument

George Peabody Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Order, 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.

The story

George Peabody is a bronze statue of George Peabody (1795–1869), by William Wetmore Story. The bronze, cast in Rome at Alessandro Nelli's foundry, is located in the east garden of Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore. It is a replica of the statue of George Peabody in the City of London that was installed in 1869. It was dedicated on April 7, 1890.

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Dates from 1869.

Wikidata Q5543272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29756, -76.61504

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • East Mount Vernon Place: 0.0 mi
  • Washington Monument: 0.0 mi
  • South Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
  • North Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
  • West Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.9 mi
  • German Hill: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.5 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.6 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.8 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.2 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.3 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m24.0 mi
Ivy HillNNW 344°200 m11.6 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m13.6 mi
Chestnut HillW 269°169 m9.7 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m18.2 mi
Abell RidgeN 353°155 m7.9 mi
Satyr HillNNE 27°151 m8.3 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m15.5 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 5080 °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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4590244510

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