Washington Monument
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Washington Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Washington Monument is the centerpiece of intersecting Mount Vernon Place and Washington Place, an urban square in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first major monument to honor George Washington (1732–1799).
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Dates from 1815.
Wikidata Q3683526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 0.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.8 mi off the Falls Road
- 0.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 7 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Monument: 0.0 mi
- West Mount Vernon Place: 0.0 mi
- East Mount Vernon Place: 0.0 mi
- South Mount Vernon Place: 0.0 mi
- North Mount Vernon Place: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.0 mi
- Peace: 0.0 mi
- War: 0.0 mi
- Order: 0.0 mi
- Force: 0.0 mi
- Marquis de Lafayette Monument: 0.0 mi
- George Peabody Monument: 0.0 mi
- American Psychoanalytic Association: 0.1 mi
- John Eager Howard Monument: 0.1 mi
- Severn Teackle Wallis Monument: 0.1 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Walters Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Maryland Center for History and Culture Museum: 0.2 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.3 mi
- The Peale: 0.5 mi
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 0.2 mi
- Billie Holiday Garden: 0.3 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Gardens of Hope: 0.9 mi
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.5 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.5 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.7 mi
- African Journey: 2.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 2.7 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 3.8 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.7 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 6.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.9 mi
- German Hill: 5.4 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 1.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.5 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.6 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.8 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 16.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.4 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.0 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 19.2 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 9.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 9.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Round Falls: 1.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 7.6 mi
- Daniels: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 347° | 233 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 344° | 200 m | 11.6 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 344° | 191 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 269° | 169 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 307° | 157 m | 18.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 353° | 155 m | 7.9 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 27° | 151 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 36° | 149 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/116542858
Day trips start here
- Baltimore · 0 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Central Maryland · 1 mi
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