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Sherman Property Forest Conservation

Sherman Property Forest Conservation from directly overhead

Sherman Property Forest Conservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability

How to reach it

Coordinates39.34850, -76.43118

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Eastern Waterfront Park: 1.7 mi
  • Midthorn Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kingston Point Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 1.8 mi
  • Wilson Point Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions: 48
  • Double Rock Park: 5.4 mi
  • Spring House: 7.8 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 7.8 mi
  • NS Savannah: 9.1 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Nine Mile Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Chapel Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Putty Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Cub Hill: 6.5 mi
  • German Hill: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 11
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 7.7 mi
  • Old Quarry: 7.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Setters Formation: 15.9 mi
  • \: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherman Property Forest Conservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillWNW 301°200 m15.0 mi
Oregon RidgeNW 305°191 m16.6 mi
Chestnut HillW 259°169 m19.9 mi
Abell RidgeWNW 292°155 m11.6 mi
Satyr HillWNW 303°151 m7.2 mi
Cherry HillN 356°149 m9.0 mi
Cub HillNW 313°147 m6.5 mi
Luskins HillWNW 296°144 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:4019:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2316:0416:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586777827973615041
Precip in3.12.83.93.53.43.44.74.34.53.53.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/749056126

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