Owings Overlook Flood Plain
Owings Overlook Flood Plain is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Owings Overlook Local Open Space, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road passes 3.1 miles off. 28 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
- 3.1 mi off the Falls Road
- 7.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 5 mi
- Old Transmission Tower · 6 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 6 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Owings Overlook Local Open Space: 0.0 mi
- Owings Overlook Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Olde Mill Estates Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Stoneybrook North Local Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Willow Glen North Local Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Olde Mill Estates Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Willow Glen North Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Willow Glen North: 0.8 mi
- Red Run Greenway Park & Trail: 1.8 mi
- Red Run Greenway Park & Trail: 1.8 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 1.0 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 2.0 mi
- The Old Court Road: 2.5 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Headquarters Maryland State Police: 2.6 mi
- Ground Play: 1.6 mi
- Uno y Dos: 3.0 mi
- Uno y Dos: 3.0 mi
- Weathering Steel: 4.9 mi
- The Rescue: 5.9 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 2.7 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 3.9 mi
- Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 7.2 mi
- Amaranthine Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 7.9 mi
- Ferndale Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 5.9 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 6.1 mi
- Mt. Washington Arboretum: 6.2 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.6 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 3.6 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 4.7 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 5.8 mi
- The Cloisters: 5.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bend Hill: 7.1 mi
- Ivy Hill: 7.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.6 mi
- Abell Ridge: 7.7 mi
- Pickall Area: 5.3 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 6.0 mi
- Nordic Grove: 9.0 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 9.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 9.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 8.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 8.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 10.4 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 6.5 mi
- failed mill dam: 8.2 mi
- Round Falls: 8.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 7.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 7.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 21.3 mi
- Daniels: 5.0 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 17.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 22.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owings Overlook Flood Plain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | NNW 341° | 344 m | 24.4 mi |
| Beecher Hill | N 349° | 324 m | 25.0 mi |
| Spook Hill | N 9° | 233 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 44° | 200 m | 7.5 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 32° | 191 m | 8.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 193° | 169 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 310° | 157 m | 8.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | ENE 74° | 155 m | 7.7 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 | 07:24 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/666823962
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 2 mi
- Pikesville · 4 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 6 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 7 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 7 mi
- Ellicott City · 8 mi
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