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Thomas Wildey Monument

Thomas Wildey Monument from directly overhead

Thomas Wildey Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Hospital, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. National Historic Seaport passes 0.6 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1865

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29328, -76.59396

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Betty Hyatt Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • City Springs Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ralph J. Young Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
  • Castle Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Charles M. Halcott Square Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Federal Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Tank Hill: 3.8 mi
  • German Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bend Hill: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Glen Artney Area: 8.3 mi
  • Avalon Area: 8.4 mi
  • Hilton Shelters: 8.7 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.1 mi
  • Old Quarry: 9.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crises Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 344°233 m24.6 mi
Ivy HillNNW 340°200 m12.2 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 340°191 m14.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 271°169 m10.8 mi
The BunkerNW 306°157 m19.3 mi
Abell RidgeNNW 346°155 m8.4 mi
Satyr HillNNE 19°151 m8.2 mi
Cherry HillNNE 32°149 m15.1 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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6849064322

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