Garden · Maryland
Long Reach Community Gardens
Long Reach Community Gardens is a garden in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Columbia Gardeners
How to reach it
Coordinates39.20464, -76.81484
- 4.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.6 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 12.0 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 4 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 6 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 9 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Shipley's Grant Garden: 0.9 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 1.2 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 1.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Long Reach Park: 0.3 mi
- Long Reach 17 Park: 0.5 mi
- Sewells Orchard Park: 0.8 mi
- Jackson Park: 0.8 mi
- Sewell's Orchard Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 1.2 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 3.8 mi
- Collins Property: 3.9 mi
- Howard County Conservancy at Belmont: 4.1 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 2.5 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 2.5 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 4.4 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 4.5 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Azlon: 2.5 mi
- Bear Statues: 3.2 mi
- "Family" Statue: 3.3 mi
- Double Helix: 6.4 mi
- True Grit Statue: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Tardis: 2.7 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 4.4 mi
- Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 6.4 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Foundation: 3.8 mi
- Fairytale Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Latrine Pit (former): 4.0 mi
- Foundation: 4.0 mi
- Latrines (former): 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 55
- Orange Grove Area: 4.3 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 4.7 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.0 mi
- Avalon Area: 5.1 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 43
- Lawyers Hill: 4.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.4 mi
- Federal Hill: 12.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.5 mi
- Bend Hill: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 12
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 17.1 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 20.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 21.5 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Quarry (former): 4.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 4.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Sandy Spring: 11.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 12.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 10.8 mi
- Round Falls: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Truck Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Reach Community Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 23° | 200 m | 19.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 19° | 191 m | 20.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 9° | 169 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 347° | 157 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 248° | 156 m | 22.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 34° | 155 m | 17.3 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 46° | 151 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cub Hill | NE 47° | 147 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baltimore-washington Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- Pharaoh Cicada685 obs
- Cassin's 17-year Cicada495 obs
- Northern Cardinal245 obs
- White-tailed Deer210 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel201 obs
- Mourning Dove178 obs
- Canada Goose177 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco173 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/148319104
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 3 mi
- Ellicott City · 4 mi
- Hanover · 5 mi
- Savage · 5 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 6 mi
- Laurel · 8 mi
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