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Burnside Park

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Burnside Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gwynn Oak Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32006, -76.71883

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gwynn Oak Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dead Run Stream Valley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Courtyard: 0.8 mi
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Sloman Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Stable ruin: 1.1 mi
  • Spring House: 1.6 mi
  • West Arlington Water Tower: 2.1 mi
  • Old Baltimore City NW Cornerstone: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Leakin Park City Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Polinator Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
Peaks: 28
Picnic sites: 22
Cliffs: 12
  • Quarry (former): 5.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 5.5 mi
  • Friction Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 5.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Miami Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Gibson Island Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Crises Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillN 0°233 m21.8 mi
Ivy HillNNE 14°200 m9.9 mi
Oregon RidgeN 9°191 m11.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 248°169 m4.5 mi
The BunkerNW 316°157 m13.0 mi
Abell RidgeNE 36°155 m7.8 mi
Satyr HillENE 58°151 m11.0 mi
Cherry HillNE 53°149 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:48

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/131276184

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