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Chapel Gate Open Space

Chapel Gate Open Space from directly overhead

Chapel Gate Open Space is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mays Chapel Pumping Station, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Falls Road passes 1.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chapel Gate Homeowners Association Inc

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45277, -76.65909

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Tiger: 1.1 mi
  • The Passage: 2.7 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 3.3 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 3.3 mi
  • Quercus Familius: 4.3 mi
Parks
  • Valley Fields North: 1.3 mi
  • Hunt Ridge Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Valley Fields West: 1.8 mi
  • Valley Fields West: 1.8 mi
  • Valley Fields South: 1.9 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 30
  • Ivy Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Westridge: 1.9 mi
  • Midridge: 2.2 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 2.8 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 9
  • Setters Formation: 3.3 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Old Quarry: 6.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.6 mi
  • \: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNW 322°344 m22.8 mi
Beecher HillNNW 331°324 m22.3 mi
Saubel HillNNW 341°277 m23.1 mi
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m13.0 mi
Ivy HillWNW 299°200 m0.9 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 329°191 m2.8 mi
Chestnut HillSW 214°169 m13.1 mi
The BunkerW 271°157 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/511209402

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