Symphony Woods
Symphony Woods is a park in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Azlon, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 13.9 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- 14.2 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 5 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 8 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 8 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Azlon: 0.2 mi
- "Family" Statue: 0.9 mi
- Bear Statues: 2.9 mi
- Commons Tower: 4.1 mi
- old bank vault door: 7.8 mi
- Color Burst Park: 0.2 mi
- Lake Kittamaqundi Park: 0.5 mi
- Hawthorn Park: 1.1 mi
- Martin Road Park: 1.6 mi
- Atholton Park: 1.6 mi
- Howard County Center of African-American Culture: 1.0 mi
- Howard County Center of African American Culture: 1.0 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 5.3 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 2.2 mi
- Annie's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Columbia Gardeners Elkhorn: 2.2 mi
- Long Reach Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Robinson Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Md School For The Deaf Fca: 3.7 mi
- Collins Property: 4.4 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 5.2 mi
- David Force Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Simpson Mill: 2.2 mi
- Mill Race: 2.3 mi
- St. John’s Episcopal Church: 4.7 mi
- Old Quarry Works: 5.0 mi
- The National Road: 5.3 mi
- Tardis: 5.1 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 5.2 mi
- Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 5.4 mi
- Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 8.2 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 4.2 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 6.4 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 6.8 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 7.2 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.9 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 7.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.3 mi
- Federal Hill: 14.4 mi
- Bend Hill: 14.5 mi
- Friction Wall: 5.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 5.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 9.7 mi
- Crises Spring: 14.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 14.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 9.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 11.8 mi
- Round Falls: 14.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 24.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 19.3 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 22.7 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach: 23.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 23.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 24.1 mi
- Daniels: 7.8 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 17.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Symphony Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 30° | 200 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 26° | 191 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 31° | 169 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Bunker | N 355° | 157 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 245° | 156 m | 19.9 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 41° | 155 m | 18.6 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NE 51° | 151 m | 21.8 mi |
| Black Hill | W 266° | 148 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel 3 W, 9 mi away.
- Neogerris hesione517 obs
- Bluegill265 obs
- Pond Slider247 obs
- Northern Cardinal175 obs
- Mallard173 obs
- White-tailed Deer164 obs
- Great Blue Heron160 obs
- Canada Goose153 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/391037969
Day trips start here
- Columbia · 2 mi
- Ellicott City · 5 mi
- Savage · 5 mi
- Hanover · 7 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 7 mi
- Laurel · 8 mi
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