Historic site · Maryland
Ivy Hill
Ivy Hill is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Ridge, a peak 0.7 miles away. Falls Road passes 0.9 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- gneiss
- Inscription
- Ivy Hill • Dedicated to Conservation • 1944
How to reach it
Coordinates39.47648, -76.68738
- 0.9 mi off the Falls Road
- 1.4 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 7.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Oregon Ridge · 1 mi
- Gasline Cut · 1 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 4 mi
- Overshot Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- System Source Computer Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 3.8 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 5.6 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 58
- Tiger: 1.5 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 2.0 mi
- The Last Samurai: 2.0 mi
- The Passage: 4.7 mi
- Quercus Familius: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Mill: 1.2 mi
- Mays Chapel Pumping Station: 2.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 3.0 mi
- Third and Last County Almshouse: 3.4 mi
- Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Warren Place Park: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Glenmoore Local Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Warren Manor Local Open Space: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 50
- Kids Garden: 1.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.3 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 3.5 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 3.6 mi
- Middle school garden: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 47
- Dinner Theatre: 1.1 mi
- The Cloisters: 4.6 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 4.9 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 6.0 mi
- The Ruxton Playhouse: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
- MDOT State Highway Administration District 4 Office: 1.5 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Stormwater Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Tullamore Condominum Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Plumbridge Condo Open Space: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 30
- Oregon Ridge: 0.7 mi
- Westridge: 3.8 mi
- Midridge: 4.1 mi
- Abell Ridge: 5.3 mi
- Dover Hill: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Nordic Grove: 1.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 1.1 mi
- Pecos Tent: 1.1 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 12.2 mi
- Pickall Area: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Setters Formation: 2.4 mi
- \: 6.7 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Round Falls: 11.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.7 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.7 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Marble Springs: 8.7 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 10.6 mi
- Crises Spring: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Miami Beach: 20.6 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ivy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NW 322° | 344 m | 20.6 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 333° | 324 m | 20.1 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | NNW 347° | 310 m | 23.1 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNW 343° | 277 m | 21.1 mi |
| Spook Hill | N 352° | 233 m | 11.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | N 6° | 191 m | 0.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 205° | 169 m | 13.8 mi |
| The Bunker | W 262° | 157 m | 10.8 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 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13413964603
Day trips start here
- Cockeysville · 2 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 4 mi
- Timonium · 4 mi
- Baltimore County · 7 mi
- Owings Mills · 7 mi
- Pikesville · 7 mi
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