Cylburn Arboretum
Cylburn Arboretum is a garden in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Worthley Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Falls Road passes 0.5 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A 200-acre public garden with specimen trees and plantings, gardens, wooded trails, a historic mansion, and a nature center. Open to the public year-round.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 1.6 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 4.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.2 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 2 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 2 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 2 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Worthley Garden: 0.1 mi
- Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mt. Washington Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Senior Garden: 1.6 mi
- Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Butterfly: 0.1 mi
- Spring Dawn: 0.2 mi
- Number 9: 0.4 mi
- On Point: 0.4 mi
- Implement XXV (River Arc): 0.5 mi
- Northwest Park: 0.4 mi
- Edgevale Park: 0.6 mi
- Belvedere & Sunset Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Sabina Mattfeldt Park: 0.7 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.7 mi
- Kelly Avenue Bridge marker: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Ave Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Maryland Bolt & Nut Company: 1.0 mi
- Thomas Palermo: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 1.6 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 1.6 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 1.8 mi
- Homewood Museum: 2.5 mi
- Baltimore Museum of Art: 2.7 mi
- African Journey: 2.0 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 2.5 mi
- Rosemont Park: 4.1 mi
- Burnside Park: 4.2 mi
- Ridervale Park: 4.4 mi
- Mt Washington Octagon: 1.0 mi
- Opossum House: 1.7 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Miracle on 34th Street: 2.2 mi
- Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 2.4 mi
- Bend Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Abell Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Luskins Hill: 5.6 mi
- Federal Hill: 5.7 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 3.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 7.8 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 8.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.0 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 9.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.4 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Miami Beach: 15.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.3 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 21.6 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 22.4 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 23.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 2.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 2.2 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.6 mi
- Round Falls: 2.6 mi
- failed mill dam: 4.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 12.5 mi
- Daniels: 9.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cylburn Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 350° | 233 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | N 351° | 200 m | 7.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 349° | 191 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 242° | 169 m | 8.7 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 299° | 157 m | 14.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 16° | 155 m | 4.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 59° | 151 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 53° | 149 m | 14.1 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 | 20:38 |
| 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–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, under a mile away.
- lesser celandine239 obs
- White-tailed Deer186 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly149 obs
- American Robin127 obs
- Monarch127 obs
- wineberry121 obs
- garlic mustard120 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle113 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1264562843
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 1 mi
- Pikesville · 3 mi
- Baltimore County · 4 mi
- Baltimore/Midtown · 4 mi
- Towson · 4 mi
- Baltimore · 5 mi
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