Nature reserve · Maryland
Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation
Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
How to reach it
Coordinates39.34444, -76.43063
- 6.3 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 10.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 10.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 8 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation: 0.2 mi
- Sherman Property Forest Conservation: 0.3 mi
- Windlass Run Floodplain Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Bengies Community Center: 1.9 mi
- Carrollwood Manor: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Society of Essex-Middle River: 3.4 mi
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 5.3 mi
- American Pool Association Museum of Champions: 5.4 mi
- Battle of North Point: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Eastern Waterfront Park: 1.4 mi
- Midthorn Park: 1.5 mi
- Kingston Point Park: 1.5 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 1.5 mi
- Wilson Point Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Sharp Street United Methodist Church Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Lest We Forget: 3.4 mi
- Korea-Vietnam War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- McCollum Point: 4.2 mi
- Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Essex-Middle River: 2.8 mi
- Essex Gateway Sculpture (was: Essex Cube): 4.1 mi
- Bingo Mural: 5.4 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 5.5 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Marshy Point Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 6.4 mi
- Stansbury Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Floyd Ikeda Young Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Therapy Garden: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 52
- Double Rock Park: 5.5 mi
- Spring House: 8.0 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 8.0 mi
- NS Savannah: 8.9 mi
- Todd Farmhouse: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 33
- Nine Mile Hill: 1.6 mi
- Chapel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Putty Hill: 4.9 mi
- German Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cub Hill: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- F: 6.5 mi
- G: 6.5 mi
- H: 6.5 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 11.2 mi
- Nordic Grove: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 16
- Miami Beach: 4.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 13.4 mi
- Dog Beach: 15.9 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 16.1 mi
- \: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Round Falls: 10.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 13.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 24.1 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Marble Springs: 7.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | WNW 301° | 200 m | 15.2 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 306° | 191 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 260° | 169 m | 19.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WNW 293° | 155 m | 11.8 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NW 305° | 151 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 356° | 149 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cub Hill | NW 314° | 147 m | 6.8 mi |
| Luskins Hill | WNW 298° | 144 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- White Marsh · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 8 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 9 mi
- Edgewood · 9 mi
- Baltimore · 10 mi
- Baltimore County · 10 mi
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