Setters Formation
Setters Formation is a cliff in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shawan Road Extended, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Falls Road passes 2.9 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Precambrian schist outcrop
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Falls Road
- 0.3 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 6.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Oregon Ridge · 2 mi
- Gasline Cut · 2 mi
- Overshot Point · 4 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shawan Road Extended: 0.4 mi
- Loveton Farms Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
- MDOT State Highway Administration District 4 Office: 1.9 mi
- Nicholsons Manor Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Nicholsons Manor Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 0.6 mi
- The Last Samurai: 0.6 mi
- Tiger: 3.4 mi
- The Passage: 6.0 mi
- To Leah I: 7.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 1.0 mi
- Cornerstone: 1.8 mi
- Mill: 2.4 mi
- Ivy Hill: 2.4 mi
- Old Church: 2.5 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 1.1 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 1.1 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 6.1 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 8.1 mi
- Warren Place Park: 1.8 mi
- Glenmoore Local Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Warren Manor Local Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.0 mi
- Kids Garden: 2.0 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 3.9 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 5.3 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 1.6 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 5.7 mi
- The Cloisters: 6.3 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 7.3 mi
- The Ruxton Playhouse: 7.4 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Ivy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Westridge: 3.9 mi
- Midridge: 4.0 mi
- Abell Ridge: 6.3 mi
- Pecos Tent: 1.5 mi
- Nordic Grove: 1.6 mi
- Timber Tent: 1.6 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 13.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 15.2 mi
- \: 4.5 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.1 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 17.9 mi
- Round Falls: 12.5 mi
- failed mill dam: 14.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.1 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 18.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 12.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 12.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 20.3 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 22.5 mi
- Daniels: 15.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Setters Formation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NW 316° | 344 m | 20.5 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NW 326° | 324 m | 19.5 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | NNW 341° | 310 m | 22.0 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNW 337° | 277 m | 20.1 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNW 340° | 233 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill | SSW 200° | 200 m | 3.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | WSW 241° | 191 m | 1.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 208° | 169 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:04 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/948586833
Day trips start here
- Cockeysville · 1 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 2 mi
- Timonium · 4 mi
- Towson · 7 mi
- Baltimore County · 8 mi
- Pikesville · 9 mi
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