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Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House

Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House from directly overhead

Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottage Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Privately operated topiary garden in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Dates from 1937.

Wikidata Q3334165, matched on coordinates and name (231 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Henry Scarff acquired land here about 1747 and soon built a four-room house. Descendants added the three story central section by 1849. Harvey S. Ladew bought the house and property known as Pleasant Valley Farm from a Scarff descendant in 1929. Ladew add
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Coordinates39.58029, -76.51468

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Ladew Topiary Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Jarrettsville Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Dr. James B. Rutledge Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sweet Air Park: 5.1 mi
  • Merryman Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 54
  • Hunt Scene: 0.0 mi
  • Budda: 0.2 mi
  • Pagoda: 0.2 mi
  • Mary & Jesus: 6.7 mi
  • Saint John the Evangelist: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Cottage Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Berry Garden: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 44
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 6.7 mi
  • A Village Of Garden Gnomes: 7.6 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 10.7 mi
  • Dinner Theatre: 10.8 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Cherry Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Vista: 8.8 mi
  • Kilgores Rocks: 9.0 mi
  • Tom's Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Hugh's Hill: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • \: 6.3 mi
  • Setters Formation: 9.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 11.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 10.8 mi
  • Timber Tent: 10.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointWNW344 m23.6 mi
Beecher HillWNW324 m21.3 mi
Huntrick HillNW310 m21.1 mi
Saubel HillNW277 m20.1 mi
Spook HillWNW233 m11.5 mi
Ivy HillSW200 m11.9 mi
Oregon RidgeSW191 m11.2 mi
Chestnut HillSW169 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12945589899

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