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Worthington Glen Local Open Space

Worthington Glen Local Open Space from directly overhead

Worthington Glen Local Open Space is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Timberscape Local Open Space, a park 0.2 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.45126, -76.79072

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Timberscape Local Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • Kendigs Mill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Timberscape Local Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Timber Grove Local Open Space: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Meadows Road Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • John McDonogh Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Fort Garrison: 5.7 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Charles E Kratz Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions: 47
Peaks: 30
  • The Bunker: 5.2 mi
  • Dover Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Oregon Ridge: 6.1 mi
  • Ivy Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Timber Tent: 6.4 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 6.5 mi
  • Pickall Area: 10.2 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Setters Formation: 8.0 mi
  • \: 11.5 mi
  • Friction Wall: 12.9 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Quarry (former): 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Crises Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miami Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carroll County HighpointNNW 339°344 m19.4 mi
Beecher HillN 349°324 m20.0 mi
Huntrick HillN 0°310 m24.2 mi
Saubel HillN 358°277 m21.9 mi
Spook HillNNE 17°233 m13.3 mi
Ivy HillE 85°200 m6.3 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 66°191 m6.1 mi
Chestnut HillS 182°169 m10.8 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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/661195383

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