Gwynnbrook Wildlife Management Area
Gwynnbrook Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 167 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 0.3 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Falls Road
- 8.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 11.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gasline Cut · 6 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 6 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 7 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gwynns Falls Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.3 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.4 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.4 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.4 mi
- Kendigs Mill Park: 0.5 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Timberscape Local Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 3.1 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 3.4 mi
- Fort Garrison: 5.0 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- The Old Court Road: 5.4 mi
- Ground Play: 5.4 mi
- Tiger: 5.5 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.6 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.6 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 7.3 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 5.6 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 6.9 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 6.9 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 6.9 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 5.6 mi
- Kids Garden: 5.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
- Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 8.0 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 1.5 mi
- Raven's Logo: 4.2 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 6.2 mi
- The Cloisters: 6.3 mi
- Mt Washington Octagon: 8.4 mi
- Ivy Hill: 5.8 mi
- The Bunker: 5.8 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Dover Hill: 6.5 mi
- Abell Ridge: 8.2 mi
- Nordic Grove: 6.2 mi
- Timber Tent: 6.2 mi
- Pecos Tent: 6.3 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.6 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 10.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 7.8 mi
- \: 11.5 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Friction Wall: 12.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 8.6 mi
- Round Falls: 11.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 10.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 12.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.6 mi
- Daniels: 9.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gwynnbrook Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 338° | 344 m | 20.1 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 348° | 324 m | 20.6 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | N 359° | 310 m | 24.8 mi |
| Saubel Hill | N 357° | 277 m | 22.4 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNE 14° | 233 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | E 79° | 200 m | 5.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 59° | 191 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 185° | 169 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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, 9 mi away.
- Japanese barberry95 obs
- wineberry93 obs
- White-tailed Deer89 obs
- Christmas fern82 obs
- Monarch80 obs
- Eastern Bluebird79 obs
- common milkweed78 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail78 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/525723859
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 2 mi
- Pikesville · 6 mi
- Cockeysville · 8 mi
- Timonium · 8 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 9 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 9 mi
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