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Willow Glen North

Willow Glen North from directly overhead

Willow Glen North is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Glen North Local Open Space, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road passes 2.7 miles off. 29 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

Coordinates39.37795, -76.75626

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willow Glen North Local Open Space: 0.0 mi
  • Willow Glen North Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • Willow Glen North Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • Gwynns Falls Greenway: 0.6 mi
  • Owings Overlook Local Open Space: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Ferndale Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Arlington INSPIRE Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Mt. Washington Arboretum: 5.4 mi
  • Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Leakin Park City Farm: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 51
Peaks: 29
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Bend Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 7.0 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 11
  • Friction Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.1 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 8.3 mi
  • Setters Formation: 10.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Crises Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Miami Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 339°344 m24.8 mi
Spook HillN 6°233 m17.9 mi
Ivy HillNE 38°200 m7.1 mi
Oregon RidgeNNE 26°191 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillSSW 201°169 m6.1 mi
The BunkerNW 307°157 m8.8 mi
Abell RidgeENE 70°155 m7.0 mi
Satyr HillE 81°151 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2416:0516:48

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/666823966

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