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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

Gardens
Parks
  • Poplar Hill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Jones Falls Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Sabina Mattfeldt Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • 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
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: 18
Cliffs: 10
  • 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 HillNNW 347°233 m18.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW 342°200 m6.3 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 342°191 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 238°169 m10.0 mi
The BunkerWNW 293°157 m14.6 mi
Abell RidgeN 5°155 m2.8 mi
Satyr HillENE 65°151 m5.5 mi
Cherry HillNE 55°149 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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