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Samuel Smith Monument

Samuel Smith Monument from directly overhead

Samuel Smith Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Armistead Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1917
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.28020, -76.60838

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Fountain at Charles Center: 0.8 mi
  • Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.8 mi
  • Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.8 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 27
  • Federal Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Tank Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.6 mi
  • German Hill: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 7.2 mi
  • Avalon Area: 7.2 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 7.7 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 10
  • Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crises Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Marble Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 344°200 m12.9 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m14.9 mi
Chestnut HillW 276°169 m10.1 mi
The BunkerNW 309°157 m19.2 mi
Abell RidgeN 352°155 m9.2 mi
Satyr HillNNE 22°151 m9.3 mi
Cherry HillNNE 33°149 m16.3 mi
Cub HillNNE 27°147 m10.3 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 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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1696272869

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