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Harford Glen

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Harford Glen is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmorton Elementary Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48872, -76.34540

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emmorton Elementary Park: 0.9 mi
  • Singer Road Park: 1.0 mi
  • Maryland Center for the Arts: 1.0 mi
  • Emily Bayless Graham Park: 1.2 mi
  • Constant Friendship Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Olney: 1.7 mi
  • Kurt Mahlon Chenowith: 2.5 mi
  • Troy Vincent Taylor: 2.5 mi
  • Annie McGann Cumpston: 2.5 mi
  • Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Dog Memorial: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Joe's Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Grass Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Edible Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
Peaks: 43
  • Cherry Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Vista: 6.2 mi
  • Chapel Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Boothby Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Schoolhouse Hill: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 9.9 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 10.8 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 11.8 mi
  • Spring House: 11.9 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 11.3 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 11.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 11.6 mi
  • Green Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • The Eye: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • F: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Crises Spring: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillWNW 297°233 m22.3 mi
Ivy HillW 263°200 m17.6 mi
Oregon RidgeW 270°191 m18.2 mi
Abell RidgeWSW 251°155 m16.2 mi
Satyr HillWSW 241°151 m12.1 mi
Cherry HillW 262°149 m5.3 mi
Cub HillWSW 241°147 m10.7 mi
Luskins HillWSW 243°144 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3919:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 9 mi away.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail22 obs
  • Monarch21 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly18 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake16 obs
  • Common Garter Snake15 obs
  • Common Box Turtle15 obs
  • sensitive fern15 obs
  • White-tailed Deer14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/584069407

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