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Silvergate South Drainage Reservation

Silvergate South Drainage Reservation from directly overhead

Silvergate South Drainage Reservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Silvergate South Local Open Space, a park 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Drainage and utility area dedicated to the government and reserved from development

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Public Works
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.38872, -76.48503

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvergate South Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Silvergate South Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Silvergate South Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Silvergate South Local Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Silvergate South Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Children's Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Parterres: 5.8 mi
  • Parterres: 5.8 mi
  • Parterres: 5.8 mi
  • Great Terrace: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Double Rock Park: 2.5 mi
  • Spring House: 3.9 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 3.9 mi
  • Ma & Pa Railroad Abutment: 6.3 mi
  • Northampton Furnace: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Putty Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Cub Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Chapel Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Satyr Hill: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 3.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 3.8 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Setters Formation: 11.9 mi
  • \: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Marble Springs: 3.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silvergate South Drainage Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNW 324°233 m21.1 mi
Ivy HillWNW 296°200 m11.2 mi
Oregon RidgeWNW 302°191 m12.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 249°169 m17.8 mi
The BunkerWNW 282°157 m22.0 mi
Abell RidgeWNW 281°155 m8.0 mi
Satyr HillWNW 290°151 m3.3 mi
Cherry HillNNE 20°149 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/649544042

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