Briarcliff Park
Briarcliff Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arbor Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 5.3 mi off the Falls Road
- 7.4 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 3 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 3 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 3 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arbor Community Park: 0.1 mi
- South Oakleigh Tot Lot: 0.2 mi
- Putty Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Loch Raven Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Ridgeleigh Park: 0.6 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 1.5 mi
- The Joppa Road: 1.5 mi
- Established 1926: 1.6 mi
- In Loving Memory Of Marlane C. King: 2.0 mi
- Lime Kiln: 2.1 mi
- George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Statue: 1.5 mi
- Modular Column: 1.6 mi
- Winged Victory: 1.6 mi
- St John-Baptiste de La Salle Statue: 1.6 mi
- Siphnean Landscape: 2.7 mi
- Andrea Playground: 1.9 mi
- Missing Pines Tot Lot: 2.2 mi
- Fullerton Farms Stormwater Management: 3.2 mi
- Perry Hall Apartments Drainage Reservation: 3.4 mi
- Silvergate South Drainage Reservation: 3.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Parterres: 2.7 mi
- Parterres: 2.7 mi
- Parterres: 2.7 mi
- Parterres: 2.7 mi
- Aigburth Vale: 2.5 mi
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 2.5 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.9 mi
- Evergreen Museum & Library: 4.6 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 4.6 mi
- Double Rock Park: 1.7 mi
- Spring House: 2.0 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 2.1 mi
- Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 2.8 mi
- Dumbarton Farm Pillar: 3.7 mi
- Luskins Hill: 1.2 mi
- Church on the Rock: 1.2 mi
- Satyr Hill: 1.2 mi
- Putty Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cub Hill: 2.4 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 7.2 mi
- Nordic Grove: 9.9 mi
- Pecos Tent: 10.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 10.0 mi
- F: 12.2 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 2.2 mi
- Old Quarry: 2.2 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Setters Formation: 9.5 mi
- \: 12.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 11.3 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 17.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 20.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 22.1 mi
- Round Falls: 6.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 18.1 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 22.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 6.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 6.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 12.5 mi
- Daniels: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Briarcliff Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNW 333° | 233 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NW 307° | 200 m | 8.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 314° | 191 m | 9.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 244° | 169 m | 14.5 mi |
| The Bunker | WNW 285° | 157 m | 18.5 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WNW 291° | 155 m | 4.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 22° | 151 m | 1.2 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 43° | 149 m | 8.5 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 | 07:23 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1206164705
Day trips start here
- Baltimore County · 3 mi
- Towson · 3 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 5 mi
- Timonium · 5 mi
- White Marsh · 5 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 6 mi
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