Mardella Ridge Forest Buffer Forest Conservation Reservation
Mardella Ridge Forest Buffer Forest Conservation Reservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Marriottsville Road Extension, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 6.6 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.4 mi off the Falls Road
- 7.4 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 3 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 4 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 4 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marriottsville Road Extension: 0.0 mi
- Owings Mills Boulevard Extension: 0.2 mi
- Red Run Greenway Park & Trail: 2.4 mi
- Owings Overlook Flood Plain: 2.5 mi
- Willow Creek: 2.5 mi
- Carriage Hills Park: 0.1 mi
- Stoneybrook North Local Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Scotts Level Park: 2.1 mi
- Stevenswood Park: 2.1 mi
- Stoneybrook North Local Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 1.5 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 5.0 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 6.8 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 6.9 mi
- Granite National Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 2.5 mi
- BA-79 Integrated Fire Control Area: 2.7 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 2.8 mi
- Ellicotts Upper Mills: 4.1 mi
- Ground Play: 3.8 mi
- Uno y Dos: 5.0 mi
- Uno y Dos: 5.0 mi
- Weathering Steel: 6.7 mi
- The Rescue: 7.5 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 4.8 mi
- Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 7.1 mi
- Harvest Garden: 7.1 mi
- Raven's Logo: 2.4 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 3.7 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 5.4 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 6.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.0 mi
- The Bunker: 7.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 9.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.4 mi
- Ivy Hill: 9.8 mi
- Pickall Area: 4.6 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 5.2 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 9.1 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 9.3 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 10.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 7.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 7.5 mi
- Setters Formation: 12.6 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 4.0 mi
- failed mill dam: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.4 mi
- Round Falls: 10.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 9.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 9.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 15.1 mi
- Sandy Spring: 19.2 mi
- Daniels: 3.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 18.6 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Miami Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mardella Ridge Forest Buffer Forest Conservation Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 346° | 344 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNE 15° | 233 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 50° | 200 m | 9.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NE 39° | 191 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 169° | 169 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 327° | 157 m | 7.3 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 72° | 155 m | 10.2 mi |
| Satyr Hill | E 80° | 151 m | 14.7 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 | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/693130973
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 3 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 5 mi
- Pikesville · 6 mi
- Ellicott City · 7 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 8 mi
- Sykesville · 8 mi
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