Historic site · Maryland
The Joppa Road
The Joppa Road is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Established 1926, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Originally an Indian trail used in 1695 by a troop of rangers from the Garrison Fort to keep back the Indians. Later the high road to Joppa Town, the county seat of Baltimore County from 1712 to 1768 and the rival of Baltimore. State Roads Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates39.39667, -76.57897
- 0.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 4.0 mi off the Falls Road
- 7.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loch Raven Dam · 3 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 4 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 4 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Edgewood Park: 0.4 mi
- Ridgely Manor Park: 0.7 mi
- Adelaide Bentley Park: 0.8 mi
- Campus Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Loch Raven Heights Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Aigburth Vale: 1.1 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 2.4 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 3.8 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Established 1926: 0.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 0.4 mi
- Ma & Pa Overpass: 1.3 mi
- Guth Memorial Gateway: 1.4 mi
- Army National Guard: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 56
- St John-Baptiste de La Salle Statue: 0.4 mi
- George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Statue: 0.4 mi
- Siphnean Landscape: 1.3 mi
- Welcome to Towson: 1.3 mi
- Spirit of Renaissance: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 53
- Avalon Courtyard 2: 1.2 mi
- Avalon Courtyard 1: 1.3 mi
- Parterres: 1.3 mi
- Great Terrace: 1.4 mi
- Towson Courthouse Gardens: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 49
- Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 1.3 mi
- Spring House: 2.2 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 2.2 mi
- Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 2.6 mi
- The Ruxton Playhouse: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Briarcliff Park: 1.5 mi
- Andrea Playground: 3.1 mi
- Missing Pines Tot Lot: 3.5 mi
- Ridervale Park: 3.5 mi
- Stratford Pumping Facility: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 34
- Luskins Hill: 0.7 mi
- Church on the Rock: 0.8 mi
- Satyr Hill: 2.0 mi
- Abell Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Cub Hill: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 7.0 mi
- Nordic Grove: 8.5 mi
- Pecos Tent: 8.6 mi
- Timber Tent: 8.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Old Quarry: 2.4 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 2.5 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Setters Formation: 8.2 mi
- \: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Miami Beach: 12.8 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 19.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Round Falls: 5.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 8.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.8 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Marble Springs: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.0 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Joppa Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 336° | 233 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NW 310° | 200 m | 6.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 318° | 191 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 239° | 169 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 284° | 157 m | 17.0 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WNW 290° | 155 m | 3.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 73° | 151 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 52° | 149 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12945634525
Day trips start here
- Baltimore County · 1 mi
- Towson · 1 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 4 mi
- Timonium · 4 mi
- Baltimore · 7 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 7 mi
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