Carrie Murray Nature Center
Carrie Murray Nature Center is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 23 miles off. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Providing immersive learning experiences in a urban forest
Wikidata Q5046275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.6 mi off the Falls Road
- 4.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 4.7 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 6 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carrie Murray Nature Center: 0.0 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Water Wheel: 0.3 mi
- Old Streetcar Bridge Abutment: 0.6 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Spring House: 0.2 mi
- Stable ruin: 0.5 mi
- Sloman Monument: 0.7 mi
- Police Officer William Torbit Way: 1.1 mi
- Edgar Daniel Draper: 1.4 mi
- Polinator Garden: 0.2 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 0.6 mi
- Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Charlestown Resident Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Rokeby Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Flowerton Road Park: 0.8 mi
- Windsor Hills Park: 0.8 mi
- Kevin & Woodridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Gelston Park: 1.0 mi
- Burnside Park: 1.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 1.7 mi
- African Journey: 3.0 mi
- Scenic Easement: 4.7 mi
- Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 4.7 mi
- H.L. Mencken House: 3.2 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 3.2 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe House: 3.5 mi
- Irish Railroad Workers Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum: 3.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bend Hill: 3.3 mi
- Federal Hill: 5.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 6.6 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.3 mi
- Pickall Area: 4.7 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 4.9 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 5.0 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.9 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 5.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 17.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 19.4 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 21.2 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 21.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 3.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 11.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 20.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 1.7 mi
- Round Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 10.7 mi
- Daniels: 6.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carrie Murray Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 357° | 233 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 6° | 200 m | 10.6 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 2° | 191 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 262° | 169 m | 5.5 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 315° | 157 m | 14.5 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 25° | 155 m | 8.0 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 50° | 151 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 49° | 149 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/328374061
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 4 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 4 mi
- Baltimore · 5 mi
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 5 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 5 mi
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