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Missing Pines Tot Lot

Missing Pines Tot Lot from directly overhead

Missing Pines Tot Lot is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrea Playground, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates39.39958, -76.51424

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thornwood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Krause Park: 0.7 mi
  • Krause Park: 0.8 mi
  • Shadycreek: 0.8 mi
  • Belmont Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Children's Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Parterres: 4.1 mi
  • Parterres: 4.1 mi
  • Parterres: 4.1 mi
  • Great Terrace: 4.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 48
  • Double Rock Park: 2.0 mi
  • Spring House: 2.2 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 2.2 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 4.7 mi
  • Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Cub Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Putty Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Satyr Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Church on the Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 10
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 2.1 mi
  • Old Quarry: 2.1 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 3.6 mi
  • Setters Formation: 10.2 mi
  • \: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 2.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Crises Spring: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Missing Pines Tot Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 326°233 m19.6 mi
Ivy HillWNW 296°200 m9.5 mi
Oregon RidgeWNW 304°191 m11.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 245°169 m16.7 mi
The BunkerW 281°157 m20.3 mi
Abell RidgeW 278°155 m6.4 mi
Satyr HillWNW 283°151 m1.6 mi
Cherry HillNE 35°149 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0416:46

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/1206218738

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