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Mays Chapel North Open Space

Mays Chapel North Open Space from directly overhead

Mays Chapel North Open Space is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Stormwater Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Falls Road passes 1.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

County Open Space

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Maryland

How to reach it

Coordinates39.46329, -76.66367

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Tiger: 1.0 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 2.5 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 2.6 mi
  • The Passage: 3.5 mi
  • Quercus Familius: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Warren Place Park: 1.5 mi
  • Glenmoore Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.0 mi
  • Valley Fields North: 2.0 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space: 2.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 32
  • Ivy Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 2.0 mi
  • Westridge: 2.3 mi
  • Midridge: 2.6 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 9
  • Setters Formation: 2.6 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.3 mi
  • Old Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.1 mi
  • \: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mays Chapel North Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNW 321°344 m22.1 mi
Beecher HillNNW 331°324 m21.5 mi
Huntrick HillNNW 344°310 m24.3 mi
Saubel HillNNW 340°277 m22.3 mi
Spook HillNNW 346°233 m12.3 mi
Ivy HillWSW 242°200 m0.6 mi
Oregon RidgeNW 324°191 m2.0 mi
Chestnut HillSSW 211°169 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2416:0416:47

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1038680824

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