Nature reserve · Maryland

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 174 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Falls Road passes 1.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Operated by: Baltimore County Maryland

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Coordinates39.45648, -76.65555

1.7 mi off the Falls Road
3.1 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
2.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
9.2 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Historic sites

Mays Chapel Pumping Station: 0.3 mi
Mill: 1.0 mi
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed: 1.2 mi
Third and Last County Almshouse: 1.5 mi
Ivy Hill: 2.2 mi

Artworks

Tiger: 1.2 mi
The Passage: 2.9 mi
Maryland in Blue and Gray: 3.0 mi
The Last Samurai: 3.1 mi
To Leah I: 4.4 mi

Parks

Valley Fields North: 1.4 mi
Warren Place Park: 1.6 mi
Glenmoore Local Open Space: 1.8 mi
Hunt Ridge Local Open Space: 1.9 mi
Willowbrook Local Open Space: 1.9 mi

Gardens

UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 1.4 mi
Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 2.4 mi
Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Kids Garden: 3.3 mi
Pollinator Garden: 3.3 mi

Museums

National Electronics Museum: 2.1 mi
System Source Computer Museum: 2.1 mi
Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.4 mi
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 4.5 mi
Aigburth Vale: 5.4 mi

Attractions49

Dinner Theatre: 2.8 mi
The Cloisters: 3.3 mi
Northampton Furnace: 3.8 mi
The Ruxton Playhouse: 4.4 mi
Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 4.9 mi

Peaks34

Ivy Hill: 1.0 mi
Westridge: 1.7 mi
Midridge: 2.0 mi
Oregon Ridge: 2.7 mi
Abell Ridge: 3.3 mi

Picnic sites18

Nordic Grove: 2.7 mi
Pecos Tent: 2.8 mi
Timber Tent: 2.9 mi
Etting Park: Hope Garden: 10.6 mi
Pickall Area: 12.5 mi

Cliffs9

Setters Formation: 3.1 mi
Loch Raven Cliffs: 5.8 mi
Old Quarry: 6.4 mi
Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.5 mi
\: 7.5 mi

Waterfalls5

Round Falls: 9.5 mi
failed mill dam: 11.3 mi
McKeldin Falls: 14.4 mi
Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
Kilgore Falls: 20.4 mi

Springs3

Marble Springs: 6.6 mi
Mountain Pass Spring: 9.0 mi
Crises Spring: 9.2 mi

Beaches2

Miami Beach: 18.4 mi
Belcamp Beach: 22.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Daniels: 12.9 mi

Lighthouses1

Hawkins Point Light: 18.4 mi

On the horizon

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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Carroll County Highpoint	NW 321°	344 m	22.8 mi
Beecher Hill	NNW 331°	324 m	22.1 mi
Huntrick Hill	NNW 344°	310 m	24.9 mi
Saubel Hill	NNW 340°	277 m	22.9 mi
Spook Hill	NNW 345°	233 m	12.8 mi
Ivy Hill	W 281°	200 m	1.0 mi
Oregon Ridge	NW 323°	191 m	2.7 mi
Chestnut Hill	SW 214°	169 m	13.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:43	19:19
June solstice	05:40	19:57	20:38
September equinox	06:55	18:30	19:05
December solstice	07:24	16:04	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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/464846762

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