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Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation

Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation from directly overhead

Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gwynns Falls Greenway, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability

How to reach it

Coordinates39.44546, -76.78639

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kendigs Mill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Timberscape Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Meadows Road Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • John McDonogh Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Garrison: 5.3 mi
  • Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 5.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 30
  • The Bunker: 5.5 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 6.1 mi
  • Dover Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Nordic Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Timber Tent: 6.4 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 6.5 mi
  • Pickall Area: 9.8 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 8.0 mi
  • \: 11.6 mi
  • Friction Wall: 12.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 12.6 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Crises Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Marble Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miami Beach: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 338°344 m19.9 mi
Beecher HillN 349°324 m20.4 mi
Huntrick HillN 360°310 m24.6 mi
Saubel HillN 358°277 m22.3 mi
Spook HillNNE 15°233 m13.6 mi
Ivy HillE 81°200 m6.1 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 62°191 m6.1 mi
Chestnut HillS 183°169 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2516:0516:47

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/661195382

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