Old Savage Dam Gates
Old Savage Dam Gates is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 53 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Former Canal Gates, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dam in Howard County, Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34919612, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 53 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 15.4 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 8 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 9 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 13 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Savage Park: 0.2 mi
- Bollman Truss Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Baldwin Common: 0.4 mi
- Savage Mill Historic District: 0.4 mi
- North Laurel Park: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- National Cryptologic Museum: 3.5 mi
- Montpelier House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Fort George G. Meade Museum: 5.5 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 6.1 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 3.2 mi
- Tardis: 6.6 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
- Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 9.2 mi
- Collins Property: 0.9 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 5.0 mi
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 5.4 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Marion Park: 5.9 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 3.7 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Annie's Garden: 4.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.9 mi
- Shipley's Grant Garden: 5.6 mi
- Former Canal Gates: 0.0 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 0.3 mi
- Simpson Mill: 4.8 mi
- Mill Race: 5.0 mi
- Corey Walter: 5.3 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 4.2 mi
- Spectator Area: 6.5 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 8.5 mi
- Avalon Area: 8.5 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.8 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 11.2 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 14.6 mi
- Barnard Hill: 15.5 mi
- Hoover Hill: 15.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 15.4 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 18.9 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 19.6 mi
- Wild Rose Shores: 20.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 13.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.1 mi
- Round Falls: 16.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Spring: 10.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 14.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.6 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.9 mi
- Friction Wall: 9.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 14.5 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 24.9 mi
- Daniels: 12.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 16.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Savage Dam Gates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 21° | 200 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 10° | 169 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Bunker | N 352° | 157 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 260° | 156 m | 19.9 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNE 29° | 155 m | 21.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 40° | 151 m | 24.1 mi |
| Luskins Hill | NE 38° | 144 m | 23.1 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SW 227° | 140 m | 23.8 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 | 16:49 |
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 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358249312
Day trips start here
- Savage · 0 mi
- Laurel · 3 mi
- Columbia · 7 mi
- Hanover · 7 mi
- Beltsville · 8 mi
- Ellicott City · 9 mi
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