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Charlotte's Quest Nature Center

Charlotte's Quest Nature Center from directly overhead

Charlotte's Quest Nature Center is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. High Rock stands 353 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Valley Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Manchester Parks Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.66786, -76.88292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Valley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Christmas Tree Park: 0.4 mi
  • Westside Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Westside Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cape Horn Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks: 60
  • The Luna Moth Project: 5.7 mi
  • Wild Imaginings: 8.8 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 13.3 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 16.3 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 16.4 mi
Museums: 44
Gardens: 41
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Kids Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Carroll County Highpoint: 3.8 mi
  • Beecher Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Saubel Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Spook Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Dover Hill: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 1.7 mi
  • Timber Tent: 16.2 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 16.2 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Koontz Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • \: 15.2 mi
  • Setters Formation: 16.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 23.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 24.9 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlotte's Quest Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 345°353 m13.9 mi
Carroll County HighpointNW 325°344 m3.8 mi
Beecher HillNNE 15°324 m4.8 mi
Huntrick HillNNE 29°310 m10.6 mi
Pigeon HillNNW 333°285 m14.8 mi
Saubel HillNNE 31°277 m8.1 mi
Round HillNNW 333°250 m22.1 mi
Big Round TopWNW 294°235 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4119:5920:39
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2616:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536270757367554536
Precip in3.62.94.13.84.03.84.74.25.14.23.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millers 4 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9347780177

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