System Source Computer Museum
System Source Computer Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is National Electronics Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road passes 2.4 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The System Source Computer Museum, located in Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA, exhibits notable computing devices from ancient times until the present. Over 5,000 objects are on display and many of the computational devices are operational. STEM activities are offered to organized tour groups. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, children, veterans, and first responders. The museum is open weekdays from 9:00am until 6:00pm by appointment. Museum docents are available to lead tours. Until January 30, 2026, the National Electronics Museum was in the same building.
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Wikidata Q109849655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Falls Road
- 0.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 7.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Oregon Ridge · 1 mi
- Gasline Cut · 2 mi
- Overshot Point · 4 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- National Electronics Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 5.3 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 7.4 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 8.0 mi
- MDOT State Highway Administration District 4 Office: 0.9 mi
- Shawan Road Extended: 1.0 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Stormwater Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 1.0 mi
- The Last Samurai: 1.0 mi
- Tiger: 2.2 mi
- The Passage: 5.0 mi
- To Leah I: 6.3 mi
- Mill: 1.3 mi
- Ivy Hill: 1.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 1.6 mi
- Cornerstone: 2.3 mi
- Mays Chapel Pumping Station: 2.3 mi
- Warren Place Park: 1.3 mi
- Glenmoore Local Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Warren Manor Local Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kids Garden: 1.6 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 4.2 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 1.1 mi
- The Cloisters: 5.2 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 5.3 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 6.3 mi
- The Ruxton Playhouse: 6.5 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Ivy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Westridge: 3.2 mi
- Midridge: 3.4 mi
- Abell Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Nordic Grove: 1.0 mi
- Pecos Tent: 1.1 mi
- Timber Tent: 1.1 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 12.6 mi
- Pickall Area: 14.1 mi
- Setters Formation: 1.1 mi
- \: 5.6 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 7.8 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.9 mi
- Round Falls: 11.5 mi
- failed mill dam: 13.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.7 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 19.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.1 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 20.0 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 22.9 mi
- Daniels: 14.3 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of System Source Computer Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NW 319° | 344 m | 20.9 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 329° | 324 m | 20.2 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | NNW 343° | 310 m | 22.8 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNW 339° | 277 m | 20.9 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNW 344° | 233 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | SSW 197° | 200 m | 1.9 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | W 274° | 191 m | 1.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 208° | 169 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 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.
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Day trips start here
- Cockeysville · 1 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 3 mi
- Timonium · 4 mi
- Baltimore County · 7 mi
- Towson · 7 mi
- Pikesville · 8 mi
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