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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack H. Williams Memorial Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road passes 0.7 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
This Plaque shows the name, graduating class and war that a Boys' Latin alumni fought and died in.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.37184, -76.63684

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Poplar Hill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Sabina Mattfeldt Park: 0.9 mi
  • Edgevale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Tot Lot: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 56
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 50
  • Opossum House: 0.6 mi
  • COVID-19 Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 1.0 mi
  • Mt Washington Octagon: 1.0 mi
  • The Ruxton Playhouse: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 29
  • Bend Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 2.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 15
Cliffs: 8
  • Old Quarry: 5.9 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.0 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Setters Formation: 9.0 mi
  • Quarry (former): 11.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Crises Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Marble Springs: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW233 m18.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW200 m6.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW191 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW169 m10.0 mi
The BunkerWNW157 m14.6 mi
Abell RidgeN155 m2.8 mi
Satyr HillENE151 m5.5 mi
Cherry HillNE149 m12.7 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/6981571458

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