The Cloisters
The Cloisters is an attraction in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 148 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trish Harper Graduation Garden, a garden 1.2 miles away. Falls Road runs past it. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 148 m
How to reach it
- On the Falls Road
- 2.1 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 4.0 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lochmoor Common · 1 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 1 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 1.2 mi
- Middle school garden: 2.4 mi
- Mt. Washington Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden: 3.2 mi
- Senior Garden: 3.2 mi
- The Passage: 1.2 mi
- Quercus Familius: 1.6 mi
- Invitation: 1.7 mi
- Terrapin Station: 2.5 mi
- Tiger: 3.1 mi
- Millstone Park at Roland Run: 1.3 mi
- Valley Fields West: 1.7 mi
- Valley Fields West: 1.7 mi
- Valley Fields South: 1.8 mi
- Seminary Park: 1.9 mi
- Ridervale Park: 1.7 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 2.2 mi
- Nature conservation easement: 2.4 mi
- Chapel Gate Open Space: 3.0 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Dedicated in memory of our friend Fred Strum: 2.0 mi
- Brick Pile: 2.0 mi
- Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway: 2.0 mi
- Foundation: 2.0 mi
- Foundation: 2.0 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.1 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 3.6 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 4.1 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 5.0 mi
- The Ruxton Playhouse: 2.3 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Opossum House: 2.6 mi
- Mt Washington Octagon: 3.0 mi
- Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 3.6 mi
- Abell Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Ivy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Westridge: 3.7 mi
- Midridge: 3.9 mi
- Bend Hill: 5.0 mi
- Nordic Grove: 5.6 mi
- Timber Tent: 5.7 mi
- Pecos Tent: 5.7 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 7.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.5 mi
- Setters Formation: 6.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.8 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- \: 10.8 mi
- Round Falls: 6.6 mi
- failed mill dam: 8.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 23.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.0 mi
- Miami Beach: 17.6 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 23.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.1 mi
- Daniels: 10.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cloisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 327° | 344 m | 24.9 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 336° | 324 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spook Hill | N 351° | 233 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 357° | 200 m | 3.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 351° | 191 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 220° | 169 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 285° | 157 m | 12.0 mi |
| Abell Ridge | E 88° | 155 m | 2.0 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 | 20:38 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/195245513
Day trips start here
- Pikesville · 3 mi
- Timonium · 3 mi
- Baltimore County · 4 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 4 mi
- Towson · 4 mi
- Cockeysville · 5 mi
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