Fort Garrison
Fort Garrison is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature conservation easement, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Falls Road passes 1.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Built 1693
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Falls Road
- 4.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 8.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.2 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Old Transmission Tower · 2 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 3 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nature conservation easement: 0.5 mi
- Creekside at Quarry Lake: 1.7 mi
- Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park: 2.7 mi
- Willow Glen North: 3.0 mi
- Olde Mill Estates Local Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- The Old Court Road: 1.8 mi
- Maryland State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Headquarters Maryland State Police: 1.8 mi
- Samson: 1.9 mi
- Bluestone Park: 1.6 mi
- Bonnie View Park: 2.5 mi
- Gwynnvale Park: 2.6 mi
- Sudbrook Park: 2.7 mi
- Western Run Park: 2.9 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 1.7 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 4.2 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 5.2 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 5.7 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 5.8 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 2.5 mi
- Mt. Washington Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden: 3.7 mi
- Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 4.2 mi
- Ground Play: 2.7 mi
- Uno y Dos: 2.8 mi
- Uno y Dos: 2.9 mi
- Invitation: 2.9 mi
- Quercus Familius: 2.9 mi
- The Cloisters: 2.1 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 3.5 mi
- Mt Washington Octagon: 3.5 mi
- Opossum House: 3.6 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Abell Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Ivy Hill: 4.5 mi
- Bend Hill: 5.2 mi
- Westridge: 5.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.8 mi
- Nordic Grove: 6.5 mi
- Timber Tent: 6.6 mi
- Pecos Tent: 6.6 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 7.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 7.7 mi
- Setters Formation: 7.6 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.8 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.9 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 10.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.2 mi
- Marble Springs: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
- Round Falls: 6.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 7.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
- Miami Beach: 19.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.5 mi
- Daniels: 8.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Garrison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 332° | 344 m | 24.5 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 341° | 324 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spook Hill | N 358° | 233 m | 16.4 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNE 23° | 200 m | 4.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 11° | 191 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 214° | 169 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 292° | 157 m | 10.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 78° | 155 m | 4.1 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 | 19:58 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8929368565
Day trips start here
- Pikesville · 1 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 4 mi
- Owings Mills · 5 mi
- Timonium · 5 mi
- Baltimore County · 6 mi
- Towson · 6 mi
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