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Gwynns Falls Greenway

Gwynns Falls Greenway from directly overhead

Gwynns Falls Greenway is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Suburbia Local Open Space, a park 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Drainage and Utility reservation area owned by Baltimore County Government

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Baltimore County Department of Public Works
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Coordinates39.45913, -76.80741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Chartley Townhouses Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Arborwood Local Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Shephard's Glen Flood Plain: 0.7 mi
  • Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Meadows Road Bridge: 4.1 mi
  • John McDonogh Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Fort Garrison: 6.8 mi
  • Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Tiger: 6.9 mi
  • Ground Play: 7.0 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 8.1 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 8.1 mi
  • Uno y Dos: 8.2 mi
Museums
Attractions: 47
Peaks: 30
  • The Bunker: 4.3 mi
  • Dover Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 6.8 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Westridge: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Timber Tent: 7.0 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 7.1 mi
  • Pickall Area: 10.8 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 8.6 mi
  • \: 11.8 mi
  • Friction Wall: 13.5 mi
  • Quarry (former): 13.6 mi
  • Quarry (former): 13.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 340°344 m18.6 mi
Beecher HillN 352°324 m19.3 mi
Huntrick HillN 3°310 m23.7 mi
Saubel HillN 0°277 m21.3 mi
Spook HillNNE 21°233 m13.1 mi
Ivy HillE 90°200 m7.1 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 73°191 m6.8 mi
Chestnut HillS 177°169 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/525719838

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