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Union Mills Reservoir Area

Union Mills Reservoir Area from directly overhead

Union Mills Reservoir Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Carroll County Recreation and Parks
Getting there

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Coordinates39.65698, -76.99332

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hashawha Environmental Center: 0.5 mi
  • Union Mills Homestead Park: 1.5 mi
  • Silver Run-Union Mills Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Charles Carroll Community Center: 2.6 mi
  • Westminster Community Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Westminster War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Sheppard-Meyers Reservoir Dedication Plaque: 5.6 mi
  • Belle Grove Square Bicentennial Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • The First Complete County Rural Free Delivery Service: 5.8 mi
  • Carroll county barn quilt trail: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Carroll County Highpoint: 5.3 mi
  • Beecher Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Saubel Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Dover Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Pigeon Hill: 14.0 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 10
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Kids Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 19.2 mi
  • Timber Tent: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Koontz Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • McKeldin Falls: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney MountainW 271°524 m22.9 mi
College MountainW 277°520 m20.4 mi
Round TopW 275°520 m21.5 mi
Carrick KnobW 277°495 m20.6 mi
Wertenbaker HillW 276°493 m23.1 mi
Cat RockW 264°476 m24.4 mi
Jacks MountainWNW 287°470 m23.6 mi
Raven Rock MountainWNW 283°462 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4119:5920:40
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2616:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.02.63.73.73.93.74.33.94.83.93.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/678559812

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