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Obelisco di Montecitorio

Obelisco di Montecitorio is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Monte Ara stands 782 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonna di Marco Aurelio, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Obelisk of Montecitorio (Italian: Obelisco di Montecitorio), also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II (595–589 BC) from Heliopolis. Brought to Rome with the Flaminio Obelisk in 10 BC by the Roman Emperor Augustus to be used as the gnomon of the Solarium Augusti, it is now in the Piazza Montecitorio. It is 21.79 metres (71 ft) high, and 33.97 metres (111 ft) including the base and the globe.

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Wikidata Q740755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
33.97 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90068, 12.47867

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascata fosso Marrana: 5.3 mi
  • Cascata della Mola di Veio: 9.6 mi
  • Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 9.9 mi
  • Pisciacavallo: 12.1 mi
  • Cascata di San Bartolomeo: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Le Palme: 13.4 mi
  • Bau Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 18.7 mi
  • Malibù: 20.6 mi
  • Spiaggia libera: 22.3 mi
Springs: 18
  • Sorgente (non potabile): 14.1 mi
  • Acqua Acetosa: 14.3 mi
  • Fonte Levinosa: 20.3 mi
  • Fonte di Virginio: 20.8 mi
  • Fonte: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 3.2 mi
  • Area Picnic 1: 9.5 mi
  • Area Picnic 2: 9.7 mi
  • Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 13.5 mi
  • Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rupe Tarpea: 0.7 mi
  • Rupe del Parco Brin: 2.7 mi
  • Rupe del Lotto 6: 2.8 mi
  • Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 2.8 mi
  • Falesia Ciampino: 9.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Obelisco di Montecitorio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte AraSE 126°782 m15.6 mi
Monte SalomoneESE 118°778 m15.0 mi
la MontagnolaESE 118°736 m14.4 mi
Trinità SS in AlgidoESE 118°710 m15.4 mi
Colle TondoESE 123°686 m15.7 mi
Monte TuscoloESE 120°670 m14.0 mi
Colle dell'AcquaESE 123°555 m14.7 mi
Colle della Tartaruga (Colle Procolio)ESE 123°516 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:4518:22
June solstice05:3620:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3319:10
December solstice07:3515:5816:43

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/629809742

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