Nature reserve · Maryland
Magothy Greenway
Magothy Greenway is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. Roots and Tides Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Anne Arundel County
How to reach it
Coordinates39.09163, -76.47733
- 7.8 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 13.2 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 14 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 18 mi
- Friction Wall Overlook · 21 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Magothy Greenway: 0.4 mi
- Magothy Greenway: 0.8 mi
- Camp Whippoorwill: 2.4 mi
- Belleview Estates HOA: 3.8 mi
- Brewers Pond Natural Area: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Kenneth B. Nash Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Loopers Field: 1.1 mi
- Lake Shore Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Bodkin Park: 1.6 mi
- Fairwood Community Park: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Mother's Garden: 2.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 7.6 mi
- Filbert Street Garden: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
- Kimwood Farm House: 3.2 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 3.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Willie McCool Memorial Marker: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Garden Plaque 1: 6.9 mi
Attractions
- Elvaton Station: 6.3 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 7.2 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 7.2 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 7.3 mi
- M60: 7.9 mi
Museums
- Naval Academy Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 7.9 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum: 7.9 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 7.9 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Unity: 11.0 mi
- A Bird Flying North: 11.4 mi
- Baltimore Love Project Mural: 11.5 mi
- Propel: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 23
- Dog Beach: 2.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 3.0 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 3.1 mi
- Main Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- H: 11.8 mi
- G: 11.8 mi
- F: 11.8 mi
- Avalon Area: 16.3 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 19
- Eagle Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Misery: 4.0 mi
- Tank Hill: 12.3 mi
- German Hill: 13.1 mi
- Federal Hill: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Wiona Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 20.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Crises Spring: 18.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 18.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 23.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- failed mill dam: 17.3 mi
- Round Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Hawkins Point Light: 8.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magothy Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NW 310° | 169 m | 22.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NNW 339° | 155 m | 23.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | N 351° | 151 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cub Hill | N 354° | 147 m | 22.3 mi |
| Luskins Hill | NNW 347° | 144 m | 21.9 mi |
| Church on the Rock | NNW 348° | 135 m | 22.0 mi |
| Putty Hill | N 355° | 98 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lawyers Hill | WNW 303° | 81 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 37 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1463774359
Day trips start here
- Severna Park · 5 mi
- Glen Burnie · 9 mi
- Baltimore/South Baltimore · 13 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 13 mi
- Kent Island · 13 mi
- Linthicum · 13 mi
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