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World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial from directly overhead

World War II Memorial is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Singer Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Falls Road passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32669, -76.62766

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Singer Park: 0.1 mi
  • Elm Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • Decker Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
  • Wyman Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Keyser Quad: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 0.1 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 1.1 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.2 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.4 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.4 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.4 mi
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Roosevelt City Farm: 0.6 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 5.9 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 7.8 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 347°233 m21.9 mi
Ivy HillNNW 345°200 m9.5 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 344°191 m11.5 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 257°169 m9.3 mi
The BunkerWNW 303°157 m16.5 mi
Abell RidgeN 357°155 m5.9 mi
Satyr HillNE 40°151 m7.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 43°149 m14.4 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/3447668997

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