Historic site · Maryland
Watson Monument
Watson Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Royal Terrace, a park 0.1 miles away. Falls Road runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1903
How to reach it
Coordinates39.31104, -76.62570
- On the Falls Road
- 0.5 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 1.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.8 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 1 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mount Royal Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Douglas R. Morrison Park: 0.1 mi
- Park Avenue Median Park: 0.1 mi
- Maple Leaf Park: 0.2 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks: 60
- Nut and Bolt: 0.2 mi
- The Pulse of Time Starts and Stops: 0.3 mi
- Tenchi Nage (Heaven and Earth Throw): 0.3 mi
- Graffiti Alley: 0.4 mi
- Layers of Love: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 0.5 mi
- Lovely Lane Museum Library: 0.6 mi
- Eubie Blake National Jazz Center: 0.8 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 59
- Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 0.5 mi
- Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.2 mi
- Miracle on 34th Street: 1.2 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 1.5 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 57
- Mount Royal School Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Ana Maria's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Whitelock Community Farm: 0.5 mi
- New Antioch Baptist Church Sacred Garden: 0.7 mi
- Billie Holiday Garden: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Francis Scott Key Monument: 0.5 mi
- Hammann-Costin WWI Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Maryland Line Monument: 0.5 mi
- Reflections World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- James W. Rouse Memorial Deck at Round Falls: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- African Journey: 1.4 mi
- Rosemont Park: 2.4 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 4.8 mi
- Burnside Park: 5.0 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 28
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bend Hill: 2.3 mi
- Federal Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 5.9 mi
- German Hill: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 0.6 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.6 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.8 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.8 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 12
- Miami Beach: 13.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.1 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.4 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 19.1 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.7 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.3 mi
- Friction Wall: 9.5 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Round Falls: 0.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 14.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Crises Spring: 1.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 1.4 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watson Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 348° | 233 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNW 346° | 200 m | 10.6 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 345° | 191 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 263° | 169 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 306° | 157 m | 17.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 357° | 155 m | 7.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 34° | 151 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 40° | 149 m | 15.1 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 | 07:24 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1313588076
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Midtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 2 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 2 mi
- Central Maryland · 2 mi
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