- Elevation, modelled
- 217 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain524 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mason and Dixon Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6471, -76.9875
Bear Branch Nature Center is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled 217 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Westminster War Memorial, a historic site 4.8 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Nature center in Carroll County, Maryland, US
Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q4876349, matched on coordinates and name (417 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Branch Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Mountain | W 273° | 524 m | 23.2 mi |
| College Mountain | W 278° | 520 m | 20.8 mi |
| Round Top | W 277° | 520 m | 21.9 mi |
| Carrick Knob | W 278° | 495 m | 21.0 mi |
| Wertenbaker Hill | W 278° | 493 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cat Rock | W 265° | 476 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jacks Mountain | WNW 289° | 470 m | 24.1 mi |
| Raven Rock Mountain | WNW 285° | 462 m | 23.7 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 8.8 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.4 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
- Gasline Cut · 19 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 20 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westminster War Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Belle Grove Square Bicentennial Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Westminster: 5.1 mi
- Carroll county barn quilt trail: 5.1 mi
- Barn Quilt: 5.1 mi
- Carroll County Highpoint: 5.6 mi
- Beecher Hill: 9.1 mi
- Saubel Hill: 12.8 mi
- Dover Hill: 13.1 mi
- The Bunker: 14.3 mi
- Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House: 5.4 mi
- Kimmey House: 5.4 mi
- Cockey's: 5.4 mi
- Carroll County Farm Museum: 6.2 mi
- Hampstead Train Station: 7.8 mi
- Fort Roller: 10.0 mi
- Hemlock Gorge: 11.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.2 mi
- A Village Of Garden Gnomes: 18.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.2 mi
- Daniels: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Westminster · 5 mi
- Hanover · 11 mi
- Gettysburg · 18 mi
- Shrewsbury · 18 mi
- Owings Mills · 19 mi
- Sykesville · 19 mi
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