- Elevation, modelled
- 237 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain524 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mason and Dixon Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6570, -76.9933
Union Mills Reservoir Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Carroll County Recreation and Parks
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Mountain | W 271° | 524 m | 22.9 mi |
| College Mountain | W 277° | 520 m | 20.4 mi |
| Round Top | W 275° | 520 m | 21.5 mi |
| Carrick Knob | W 277° | 495 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wertenbaker Hill | W 276° | 493 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cat Rock | W 264° | 476 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jacks Mountain | WNW 287° | 470 m | 23.6 mi |
| Raven Rock Mountain | WNW 283° | 462 m | 23.3 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 8.9 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.9 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
- Gasline Cut · 20 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 20 mi
- McKeldin Falls · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Bear Branch Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House: 6.0 mi
- Kimmey House: 6.1 mi
- Cockey's: 6.1 mi
- Carroll County Farm Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Luna Moth Project: 0.7 mi
- Wild Imaginings: 5.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 11.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 16.3 mi
- Women's Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Fort Roller: 10.1 mi
- Hemlock Gorge: 11.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- A Village Of Garden Gnomes: 18.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- \: 20.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 21.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Westminster · 6 mi
- Hanover · 10 mi
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Shrewsbury · 18 mi
- Owings Mills · 20 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 20 mi
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