Mount Soma Reservoir
Mount Soma Reservoir is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe's Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- American Water
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 5.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- King & Queen Seat · 9 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 10 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 11 mi
- Overshot Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Alice's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Dot's Garden: 2.0 mi
- Roenna Fahrney Garden: 2.0 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 2.1 mi
- Troy Vincent Taylor: 0.5 mi
- Kurt Mahlon Chenowith: 0.5 mi
- Annie McGann Cumpston: 0.5 mi
- Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Dog Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Hays House: 1.8 mi
- Greetings from Bel Air: 0.9 mi
- Day Break: 1.2 mi
- Life Cycle: 1.2 mi
- Giraffe: 1.6 mi
- Home is Where the Heart is (HoH): 1.7 mi
- Whitakers Mill Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Plumtree Park: 1.5 mi
- Alice Anne Park: 1.7 mi
- Old Fields Park: 1.8 mi
- Office Street Pocket Park: 1.8 mi
- Hays House: 1.8 mi
- Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 3.8 mi
- Aberdeen Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Hosanna School Museum: 13.2 mi
- Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum: 13.3 mi
- Bynum Run Pond Fish Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Forest Hill Lake Fish Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Otter Creek Woods: 8.1 mi
- Stoneywood Nature Center: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 8.5 mi
- Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 8.6 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 11.5 mi
- Spring House: 11.6 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 12.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mount Vista: 5.8 mi
- Chapel Hill: 8.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Hill: 10.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 11.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 11.3 mi
- Green Quarry: 13.2 mi
- \: 14.2 mi
- Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Nordic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 8.1 mi
- Miami Beach: 14.5 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 15.8 mi
- Betterton Beach: 19.3 mi
- North East Beach Area: 20.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 11.1 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 19.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 19.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 12.6 mi
- Round Falls: 19.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 22.1 mi
- Lapidum: 14.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Soma Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | WNW 294° | 233 m | 20.2 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WSW 256° | 200 m | 16.6 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | W 263° | 191 m | 16.8 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WSW 243° | 155 m | 15.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | SW 230° | 151 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cherry Hill | SW 235° | 149 m | 4.6 mi |
| Cub Hill | SW 228° | 147 m | 10.7 mi |
| Luskins Hill | SW 233° | 144 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/690087835
Day trips start here
- Bel Air · 2 mi
- Edgewood · 7 mi
- White Marsh · 10 mi
- Aberdeen · 11 mi
- Baltimore County · 15 mi
- Cockeysville · 15 mi
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