Nature reserve · Maryland

Suburbia

Suburbia from directly overhead

Suburbia is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Suburbia Local Open Space, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Drainage and Utility reservation area owned by Baltimore County Government

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Operated by: Baltimore County Department of Public Works

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Coordinates39.44074, -76.79563

2.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
4.0 mi off the Falls Road
11.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
9.0 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.0 mi
High Falcon: 0.3 mi
Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
Timberscape Local Open Space: 0.6 mi

Nature reserves

Historic sites

Meadows Road Bridge: 2.8 mi
John McDonogh Monument: 3.4 mi
Fort Garrison: 5.5 mi
Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
The Old Court Road: 5.8 mi

Artworks

Ground Play: 5.6 mi
Tiger: 6.3 mi
Uno y Dos: 6.8 mi
Uno y Dos: 6.9 mi
The Passage: 8.0 mi

Museums

Maryland State Police Museum: 6.0 mi
Diggs-Johnson Museum: 6.4 mi
System Source Computer Museum: 7.7 mi
National Electronics Museum: 7.7 mi
Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 9.7 mi

Gardens

Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.4 mi
Kids Garden: 6.7 mi
Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
Community Garden: 6.9 mi
UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 8.8 mi

Attractions49

Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 2.1 mi
Raven's Logo: 3.6 mi
The Cloisters: 7.0 mi
Dinner Theatre: 7.0 mi
Dogwood Wall: 8.7 mi

Peaks30

The Bunker: 5.0 mi
Ivy Hill: 6.6 mi
Oregon Ridge: 6.7 mi
Dover Hill: 6.7 mi
Abell Ridge: 8.9 mi

Picnic sites18

Nordic Grove: 7.0 mi
Timber Tent: 7.0 mi
Pecos Tent: 7.0 mi
Pickall Area: 9.5 mi
Hollofield Shelters: 10.1 mi

Cliffs11

Setters Formation: 8.6 mi
\: 12.2 mi
Friction Wall: 12.2 mi
Quarry (former): 12.3 mi
Quarry (former): 12.4 mi

Waterfalls4

McKeldin Falls: 7.9 mi
Round Falls: 12.1 mi
failed mill dam: 12.3 mi
Cascade Falls: 14.1 mi

Springs4

Mountain Pass Spring: 11.3 mi
Crises Spring: 11.5 mi
Marble Springs: 13.7 mi
Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Daniels: 8.6 mi

Lighthouses1

Hawkins Point Light: 21.4 mi

Rest areas1

Truck Rest Area: 21.6 mi

Beaches1

Miami Beach: 24.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Carroll County Highpoint	NNW 340°	344 m	20.0 mi
Beecher Hill	N 350°	324 m	20.6 mi
Huntrick Hill	N 1°	310 m	24.9 mi
Saubel Hill	N 359°	277 m	22.6 mi
Spook Hill	NNE 17°	233 m	14.1 mi
Ivy Hill	E 79°	200 m	6.6 mi
Oregon Ridge	ENE 61°	191 m	6.7 mi
Chestnut Hill	S 180°	169 m	10.0 mi

Conditions

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	07:25	16:05	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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/661065809

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