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Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park

Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park from directly overhead

Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Lambs Knoll stands 536 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaeger Overlook Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.21729, -77.29220

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jaeger Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
  • Clarkmont Local Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cabin Branch Amphitheater: 0.4 mi
  • Tribute Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tribute Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Earl's Picnic Spot: 4.0 mi
  • Norwood Tobacco Barn: 4.2 mi
  • Beall Homestead: 4.6 mi
  • Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
  • Clopper Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Carousel at Rio: 8.5 mi
  • Monocacy Aqueduct: 8.6 mi
  • Lock 27: 8.9 mi
  • Lock 26: Wood's Lock: 9.8 mi
  • Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 49
  • Blue Sky Park: 2.2 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 42
Springs: 7
  • Kanawha Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Silver Spring: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.7 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Sycamore Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lambs KnollNW 312°536 m24.0 mi
Lambs KnollNW 312°536 m24.0 mi
High KnobNNW 327°472 m20.1 mi
Maryland HeightsWNW 291°444 m24.2 mi
Short Hill MountainW 279°441 m22.5 mi
Miller HillNNW 330°416 m23.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 300°387 m6.2 mi
Ridge HillNW 324°373 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:40
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2616:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/374791234

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