Nature reserve · Maryland
Nicholsons Manor Open Space
Nicholsons Manor Open Space is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. Falls Road passes 1.4 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
County Open Space
What to expect
- Operated by
- Baltimore County Maryland
How to reach it
Coordinates39.52097, -76.69085
- 1.4 mi off the Falls Road
- 1.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gasline Cut · 2 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 2 mi
- Overshot Point · 6 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Nicholsons Manor Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Shawan Road Extended: 2.8 mi
- Loveton Farms Local Open Space: 2.9 mi
- MDOT State Highway Administration District 4 Office: 3.7 mi
- Mays Chapel North Open Space: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- Kids Garden: 1.8 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 6.0 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- The Last Samurai: 1.9 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 2.0 mi
- Tiger: 4.6 mi
- The Passage: 7.7 mi
- To Leah I: 9.1 mi
Museums
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 2.4 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 2.8 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 2.8 mi
- Fire Museum of Maryland: 8.2 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 10.1 mi
Parks
- Sparks Park: 2.7 mi
- Warren Place Park: 4.0 mi
- Glenmoore Local Open Space: 4.2 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Willowbrook Local Open Space: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Sparks Elementary School: 2.8 mi
- Ivy Hill: 3.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Gorsuch Tavern: 3.4 mi
- Mill: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 47
- Dinner Theatre: 2.1 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 7.1 mi
- The Cloisters: 7.7 mi
- Northampton Furnace: 8.0 mi
- A Village Of Garden Gnomes: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 32
- Oregon Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Ivy Hill: 4.4 mi
- Dover Hill: 5.2 mi
- Westridge: 6.0 mi
- Midridge: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Pecos Tent: 2.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 2.0 mi
- Nordic Grove: 2.2 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Setters Formation: 2.4 mi
- \: 4.3 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.5 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Round Falls: 14.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.7 mi
- failed mill dam: 15.8 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 18.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Marble Springs: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 13.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Miami Beach: 22.7 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Daniels: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Hawkins Point Light: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nicholsons Manor Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NW 317° | 344 m | 18.2 mi |
| Beecher Hill | NNW 329° | 324 m | 17.3 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | NNW 345° | 310 m | 20.1 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNW 341° | 277 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spook Hill | N 350° | 233 m | 8.1 mi |
| Ivy Hill | SSE 168° | 200 m | 4.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | S 173° | 191 m | 2.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 200° | 169 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1047337548
Day trips start here
- Sparks Glencoe · 2 mi
- Cockeysville · 4 mi
- Timonium · 7 mi
- Owings Mills · 9 mi
- Baltimore County · 10 mi
- Pikesville · 10 mi
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