Suburbia
Suburbia is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mid-Falcon, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 30 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
- 2.5 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 4.2 mi off the Falls Road
- 11.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 9.2 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gasline Cut · 7 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 7 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 8 mi
- Lochmoor Common · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mid-Falcon: 0.1 mi
- Suburbia: 0.2 mi
- Owings Ridge Flood Plain: 0.4 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Stormwater: 0.5 mi
- Gwynnbrook Forest Conservation: 0.5 mi
- High Falcon: 0.2 mi
- Suburbia Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Kendig Mill Station Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Hammershire Park: 0.5 mi
- Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 2.9 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 3.5 mi
- Fort Garrison: 5.7 mi
- Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- The Old Court Road: 5.9 mi
- Ground Play: 5.7 mi
- Tiger: 6.5 mi
- Uno y Dos: 7.0 mi
- Uno y Dos: 7.1 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 8.1 mi
- Maryland State Police Museum: 6.1 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 6.5 mi
- System Source Computer Museum: 7.8 mi
- National Electronics Museum: 7.8 mi
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.8 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 6.5 mi
- Kids Garden: 6.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- UME Master Gardener Learning Garden: 8.9 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 2.3 mi
- Raven's Logo: 3.6 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 7.1 mi
- The Cloisters: 7.2 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 8.8 mi
- The Bunker: 4.9 mi
- Dover Hill: 6.6 mi
- Ivy Hill: 6.7 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 6.8 mi
- Abell Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Nordic Grove: 7.1 mi
- Timber Tent: 7.1 mi
- Pecos Tent: 7.1 mi
- Pickall Area: 9.6 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 10.2 mi
- Setters Formation: 8.7 mi
- \: 12.2 mi
- Friction Wall: 12.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 12.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.9 mi
- Round Falls: 12.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 12.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.5 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
- Daniels: 8.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.5 mi
- Miami Beach: 24.7 mi
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 | 19.8 mi |
| Beecher Hill | N 351° | 324 m | 20.5 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | N 1° | 310 m | 24.9 mi |
| Saubel Hill | N 359° | 277 m | 22.5 mi |
| Spook Hill | NNE 18° | 233 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ivy Hill | E 80° | 200 m | 6.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 63° | 191 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 179° | 169 m | 10.1 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 | 07:25 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/661065804
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 2 mi
- Pikesville · 7 mi
- Cockeysville · 9 mi
- Timonium · 9 mi
- Baltimore/North Baltimore · 10 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 10 mi
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