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Rodgers Bastion

Rodgers Bastion from directly overhead

Rodgers Bastion is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Spangled Banner Centennial Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 0.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28986, -76.58372

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Charles M. Halcott Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Castle Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ralph J. Young Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
  • Library Square: 0.5 mi
  • Betty Hyatt Community Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 57
  • Star Spangled Banner Centennial Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Taurus Statue Remnant: 0.1 mi
  • Conradin Kreutzer Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Pulaski Monument: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Tank Hill: 3.2 mi
  • German Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.7 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.7 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 9.2 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.2 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.2 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.0 mi
  • Friction Wall: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW233 m24.9 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m12.7 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m14.7 mi
Chestnut HillW169 m11.4 mi
The BunkerNW157 m19.9 mi
Abell RidgeNNW155 m8.8 mi
Satyr HillNNE151 m8.2 mi
Cherry HillNNE149 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8929646251

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