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Sidney Lanier Monument

Sidney Lanier Monument from directly overhead

Sidney Lanier Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Jay, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1942
Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates39.33123, -76.61816

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • "Isaac Newton" Apple Tree: 0.1 mi
  • Homewood: 0.1 mi
  • Clover Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Rowland Circle Spectrograph: 0.3 mi
  • Hackerman Way: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Bufano Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Johns Hopkins Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Bishop Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
  • Keyser Quad: 0.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 0.6 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 0.9 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.4 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.7 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Bend Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 7.3 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m21.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW 341°200 m9.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 341°191 m11.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 256°169 m9.8 mi
The BunkerWNW 301°157 m16.8 mi
Abell RidgeN 352°155 m5.6 mi
Satyr HillNE 38°151 m6.5 mi
Cherry HillNE 43°149 m13.8 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 solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2044048564

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