Windlass Run Floodplain Reservation
Windlass Run Floodplain Reservation is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Property Forest Conservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 34 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
- 6.2 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the National Historic Seaport
- 10.3 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 10.6 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 8 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
- Elephant Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherman Property Forest Conservation: 0.3 mi
- Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Grantleigh Station Stormwater Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Bengies Community Center: 1.7 mi
- Carrollwood Manor: 2.6 mi
- Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Society of Essex-Middle River: 3.8 mi
- Natural History Society of Maryland: 5.5 mi
- American Pool Association Museum of Champions: 5.8 mi
- Battle of North Point: 5.8 mi
- Kingston Point Park: 1.8 mi
- Eastern Waterfront Park: 1.8 mi
- Midthorn Park: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Point Park: 1.8 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 1.9 mi
- Sharp Street United Methodist Church Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Lest We Forget: 3.8 mi
- Korea-Vietnam War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1: 4.3 mi
- McCollum Point: 4.3 mi
- Marshy Point Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Del Rio Community Tree Garden: 6.8 mi
- Stansbury Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Floyd Ikeda Young Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Therapy Garden: 7.7 mi
- Essex-Middle River: 3.2 mi
- Essex Gateway Sculpture (was: Essex Cube): 4.5 mi
- Bingo Mural: 5.8 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 5.8 mi
- Laser Tag Mural: 5.8 mi
- Double Rock Park: 5.7 mi
- Spring House: 8.1 mi
- Willow Grove Barn: 8.1 mi
- NS Savannah: 9.3 mi
- Todd Farmhouse: 9.3 mi
- Nine Mile Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chapel Hill: 3.8 mi
- Putty Hill: 5.0 mi
- Cub Hill: 6.7 mi
- German Hill: 6.8 mi
- F: 6.7 mi
- G: 6.7 mi
- H: 6.7 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 11.5 mi
- Nordic Grove: 16.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 4.2 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 13.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 16.2 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 18.3 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.0 mi
- Old Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Setters Formation: 16.1 mi
- \: 18.5 mi
- Round Falls: 11.1 mi
- failed mill dam: 13.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.0 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 23.8 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 24.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 7.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 11.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windlass Run Floodplain Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | WNW 300° | 200 m | 15.3 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NW 305° | 191 m | 16.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 260° | 169 m | 20.1 mi |
| Abell Ridge | WNW 292° | 155 m | 11.9 mi |
| Satyr Hill | WNW 302° | 151 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 354° | 149 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cub Hill | NW 311° | 147 m | 6.7 mi |
| Luskins Hill | WNW 295° | 144 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/749056131
Day trips start here
- White Marsh · 3 mi
- Baltimore/Southeast Baltimore · 8 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 9 mi
- Edgewood · 9 mi
- Baltimore County · 10 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 10 mi
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