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Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial

Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial from directly overhead

Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Lawyers Hill stands 81 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2021-06-28
Material
brick
Inscription
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble... First Amendment U.S. Constitution 1791

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97638, -76.48668

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newman Street Park: 0.0 mi
  • Shipright Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Revell Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Burnside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lindhardt-Russel Street-End Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 40
Beaches: 25
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Misery: 6.4 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Tank Hill: 20.1 mi
  • Lawyers Hill: 21.0 mi
  • German Hill: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Springs: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lawyers HillNW 322°81 m21.0 mi
German HillN 356°45 m21.0 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 334°43 m6.4 mi
Eagle HillN 1°43 m7.8 mi
Federal HillNNW 343°13 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5620:36
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373846556575797771604941
Precip in2.82.43.83.43.24.04.94.35.14.03.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8875405990

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