Tripoli Monument
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Tripoli Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Lawyers Hill stands 81 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Naval Academy Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the United States. It honors heroes of the United States Navy from the First Barbary War (1801–1805): Master Commandant Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur (brother of Capt. Stephen Decatur), Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel, and John Sword Dorsey. It was carved in Livorno, Italy, in 1806 and brought to the United States on board the famous 1797 frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). It was originally installed in the Washington Navy Yard at the new national capital of Washington, D.C., in 1808. It was moved to the west front terrace of the United States Capitol facing the National Mall in 1831, and then to the United States Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1860.
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Wikidata Q17036187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 20.1 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 18 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 25 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 25 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Naval Academy Museum: 0.0 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 0.4 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 0.5 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum: 0.5 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 0.5 mi
- Herndon Monument: 0.1 mi
- Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tecumseh: 0.2 mi
- Submarine Monument: 0.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Radford Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Naval Academy Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Newman Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Acton Cove Park: 0.6 mi
- Conduit Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Paca Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 2.4 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 3.7 mi
- Brewers Pond Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Belleview Estates HOA: 5.1 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 0.3 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 8.6 mi
- Mother's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 9.5 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 14.7 mi
- Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Propel: 17.5 mi
- Unity: 17.6 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 17.8 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 0.4 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 0.4 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 0.4 mi
- M60: 2.5 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 4.1 mi
- North Severn Beach: 0.8 mi
- Severn Beach: 0.8 mi
- Carr's Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sparrows Beach: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 17.8 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Mount Misery: 5.9 mi
- Eagle Hill: 7.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 19.6 mi
- German Hill: 20.5 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 20.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.5 mi
- Round Falls: 24.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 6.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 15.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 25.0 mi
- Wilson: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tripoli Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Hill | NW 321° | 81 m | 20.6 mi |
| German Hill | N 356° | 45 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 332° | 43 m | 5.9 mi |
| Eagle Hill | N 1° | 43 m | 7.3 mi |
| Federal Hill | NNW 342° | 13 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2098730863
Day trips start here
- Severna Park · 8 mi
- Kent Island · 10 mi
- Bowie · 14 mi
- Glen Burnie · 14 mi
- Rock Hall · 17 mi
- Linthicum · 18 mi
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