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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
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 57
  • Rainwater Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Tawe's Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Garden of Queen Anne: 8.6 mi
  • Mother's Garden: 9.7 mi
  • The Island at Piney Orchard: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 40
Beaches: 25
Picnic sites: 15
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
Cliffs: 6
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 HillNW81 m21.0 mi
German HillN45 m21.0 mi
Mount MiseryNNW43 m6.4 mi
Eagle HillN43 m7.8 mi
Federal HillNNW13 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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