Mid-Falcon
Mid-Falcon is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Suburbia, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Drainage and Utility reservation area owned by Baltimore County Government
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Department of Public Works
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Falls Road
- 11.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.1 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gasline Cut · 7 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 7 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 7 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Suburbia: 0.1 mi
- Suburbia: 0.1 mi
- Owings Ridge Flood Plain: 0.3 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Stormwater: 0.6 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.6 mi
- Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
- High Falcon: 0.3 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Hammershire Park: 0.5 mi
- Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 2.8 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 3.4 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Fort Garrison: 5.6 mi
- The Old Court Road: 5.8 mi
- Ground Play: 5.6 mi
- Tiger: 6.4 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.9 mi
- Uno y Dos: 6.9 mi
- The Passage: 8.1 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 6.0 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 6.4 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 7.8 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 7.8 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 9.8 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.5 mi
- Kids Garden: 6.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.8 mi
- Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 8.9 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 2.2 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.5 mi
- The Cloisters: 7.1 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 7.1 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 8.7 mi
- The Bunker: 4.9 mi
- Ivy Hill: 6.7 mi
- Dover Hill: 6.7 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 6.8 mi
- Abell Ridge: 9.0 mi
- Nordic Grove: 7.1 mi
- Timber Tent: 7.1 mi
- Pecos Tent: 7.1 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.4 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 10.1 mi
- Setters Formation: 8.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 12.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.3 mi
- \: 12.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.8 mi
- Round Falls: 12.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.4 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 23.9 mi
- Daniels: 8.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.4 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mid-Falcon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 340° | 344 m | 20.0 mi |
| Beecher Hill | N 351° | 324 m | 20.6 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | N 1° | 310 m | 25.0 mi |
| Saubel Hill | N 359° | 277 m | 22.6 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNE 17° | 233 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ivy Hill | E 79° | 200 m | 6.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 62° | 191 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 180° | 169 m | 10.0 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 | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/661065801
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 2 mi
- Pikesville · 7 mi
- Cockeysville · 9 mi
- Timonium · 9 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 10 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 10 mi
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