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Wilson Farm Flood Plain

Wilson Farm Flood Plain from directly overhead

Wilson Farm Flood Plain is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Arborwood Local Open Space, a park 0.3 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Drainage and Utility reservation area owned by Baltimore County Government

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Baltimore County Department of Public Works
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Coordinates39.46462, -76.79437

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arborwood Local Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Shephard's Glen Flood Plain: 0.6 mi
  • Shephard's Glen Flood Plain: 0.7 mi
  • Chartley Townhouses Local Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Meadows Road Bridge: 4.4 mi
  • John McDonogh Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Garrison: 6.5 mi
  • Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Tiger: 6.2 mi
  • Ground Play: 7.0 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 7.3 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 7.3 mi
  • Uno y Dos: 8.2 mi
Museums
Attractions: 48
Peaks: 30
  • The Bunker: 5.0 mi
  • Dover Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 6.0 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Westridge: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Timber Tent: 6.3 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 6.3 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 6.3 mi
  • Pickall Area: 11.1 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 7.8 mi
  • \: 11.1 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 13.2 mi
  • Old Quarry: 13.7 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Marble Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 338°344 m18.5 mi
Beecher HillN 349°324 m19.0 mi
Huntrick HillN 1°310 m23.3 mi
Saubel HillN 359°277 m20.9 mi
Spook HillNNE 19°233 m12.5 mi
Ivy HillE 93°200 m6.4 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 75°191 m6.0 mi
Chestnut HillS 181°169 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:19
June solstice05:4119:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2516:0516:47

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/661340243

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