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Pope John Paul II Statue

Pope John Paul II Statue from directly overhead

Pope John Paul II Statue is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2008-10-23
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29492, -76.61571

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • South Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
  • Washington Monument: 0.2 mi
  • West Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
  • East Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
  • North Mount Vernon Place: 0.2 mi
Attractions
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.3 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.3 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.3 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Bend Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.9 mi
  • German Hill: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.4 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.5 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.4 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pope John Paul II Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m24.2 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m11.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m13.8 mi
Chestnut HillW 270°169 m9.7 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m18.3 mi
Abell RidgeN 354°155 m8.1 mi
Satyr HillNNE 27°151 m8.5 mi
Cherry HillNE 36°149 m15.6 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9987209253

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