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Briar Knoll Homeowners Association

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Briar Knoll Homeowners Association from directly overhead

Briar Knoll Homeowners Association is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweet Air Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50006, -76.54855

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Pasture: 2.5 mi
  • Merryman Ice House: 2.5 mi
  • Merryman Estate: 2.6 mi
  • Yellott Farm House: 2.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Reservoir Watershed Corner: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Sweet Air Park: 1.0 mi
  • Carroll Manor Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hydes Road Park: 3.5 mi
  • Warren Manor Local Open Space: 4.4 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Saint John the Evangelist: 3.9 mi
  • Mary & Jesus: 4.0 mi
  • Hunt Scene: 5.9 mi
  • Budda: 6.0 mi
  • Pagoda: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 47
  • Northampton Furnace: 4.9 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 5.7 mi
  • Spring House: 5.7 mi
  • Dinner Theatre: 7.1 mi
  • Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 39
  • Tom's Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Hugh's Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Midridge: 5.1 mi
  • Westridge: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Vista: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Nordic Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 7.1 mi
  • Timber Tent: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 5.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 5.6 mi
  • Setters Formation: 5.7 mi
  • \: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Crises Spring: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Briar Knoll Homeowners Association. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNW344 m24.8 mi
Beecher HillNW324 m23.2 mi
Huntrick HillNNW310 m24.4 mi
Saubel HillNW277 m22.9 mi
Spook HillNW233 m13.0 mi
Ivy HillWSW200 m7.3 mi
Oregon RidgeW191 m7.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW169 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0416:46

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1037162791

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