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Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar from directly overhead

Simón Bolívar is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedford Square, a park 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

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.34353, -76.62163

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites: 58
  • The Roland Park Water Company Reservoir: 0.2 mi
  • Nathan Kasnopoler: 0.5 mi
  • Keswick: 0.6 mi
  • Clover Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Rowland Circle Spectrograph: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Japanese Tranquility Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.9 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Dewees Park City Farm: 1.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 1.1 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.5 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 2.2 mi
  • Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 2.2 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Bend Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Federal Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 4.7 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 16
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Old Quarry: 6.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.7 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.5 mi
  • Friction Wall: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW233 m20.8 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m8.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m10.5 mi
Chestnut HillWSW169 m9.9 mi
The BunkerWNW157 m16.2 mi
Abell RidgeN155 m4.7 mi
Satyr HillNE151 m5.9 mi
Cherry HillNE149 m13.3 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 solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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/1346384804

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