David Force Community Park
David Force Community Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is North Farm Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.1 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 10.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Falls Road
- 13.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Putney's Bridge · 2 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 2 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 3 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Farm Park: 0.5 mi
- Cypressmede Park: 0.8 mi
- Kiwanis-Wallas Park: 1.3 mi
- Font Hill Wetlands Park: 1.6 mi
- Covenant Park: 3.5 mi
- Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 1.6 mi
- Harvest Garden: 4.9 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 4.9 mi
- Shipley's Grant Garden: 6.4 mi
- Woodstock Park: 1.9 mi
- Willow Creek: 3.8 mi
- Willow Creek: 3.9 mi
- Willow Creek: 4.2 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 5.0 mi
- St. John’s Episcopal Church: 2.2 mi
- Granite National Historic District: 3.4 mi
- BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area: 3.5 mi
- The National Road: 3.6 mi
- Ellicotts Upper Mills: 3.7 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 3.2 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 3.8 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 3.8 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 4.0 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 4.2 mi
- "Family" Statue: 5.3 mi
- Azlon: 6.1 mi
- Commons Tower: 7.2 mi
- Ground Play: 8.2 mi
- Forum: 8.2 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 3.7 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 3.8 mi
- Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Raven's Logo: 7.3 mi
- Tardis: 7.3 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 4.0 mi
- Pickall Area: 4.1 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 6.9 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.0 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 8.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.4 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 9.0 mi
- The Bunker: 11.2 mi
- Bend Hill: 11.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 4.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 4.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 13.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.7 mi
- Marble Springs: 19.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 20.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 4.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 10.2 mi
- Round Falls: 12.4 mi
- Daniels: 2.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 18.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of David Force Community Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | NNE 18° | 233 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 41° | 200 m | 15.1 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NE 35° | 191 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | E 90° | 169 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Bunker | N 352° | 157 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | SW 231° | 156 m | 23.2 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 56° | 155 m | 14.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 66° | 151 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1097399686
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 4 mi
- Ellicott City · 4 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 4 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 8 mi
- Sykesville · 8 mi
- Owings Mills · 9 mi
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