The Bunker
The Bunker rises to 157 m in Maryland. Carroll County Highpoint stands 344 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Valley Swim and Tennis Club, a park 2.0 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31598821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 157 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 9.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 8 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 9 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 9 mi
- Gasline Cut · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gate House Museum of History: 7.0 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 7.6 mi
- Carroll County Farm Museum: 9.1 mi
- Cockey's: 9.6 mi
- Kimmey House: 9.6 mi
- Ground Play: 9.7 mi
- Wild Imaginings: 10.0 mi
- Uno y Dos: 11.1 mi
- Tiger: 11.2 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 12.3 mi
- Jim Bowers Road Bridge Abutment: 5.3 mi
- Clark Circle: 6.1 mi
- Meadows Road Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Henryton School of Practical Nursing: 7.0 mi
- John McDonogh Monument: 7.3 mi
- Green Valley Swim and Tennis Club: 2.0 mi
- Roaring Run Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Franklin Woodlands: 3.1 mi
- Crandon Local Open Space: 3.9 mi
- Glyndon Station Park: 3.9 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 9.7 mi
- Kids Garden: 10.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.8 mi
- Trish Harper Graduation Garden: 11.4 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 11.9 mi
- Raven's Logo: 4.9 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 7.2 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 10.9 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 11.3 mi
- The Cloisters: 12.0 mi
- Soldier's Delight Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 2.8 mi
- Hathaway Local Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Fox Haven Estates Local Open Space: 4.1 mi
- Gwynns Falls Greenway: 4.3 mi
- Saint George's Station Drainage Area: 4.7 mi
- Dover Hill: 7.8 mi
- Oregon Ridge: 11.0 mi
- Ivy Hill: 11.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 12.1 mi
- Abell Ridge: 14.0 mi
- Timber Tent: 11.2 mi
- Nordic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Pecos Tent: 11.3 mi
- Pickall Area: 11.9 mi
- Hollofield Shelters: 12.4 mi
- Setters Formation: 12.8 mi
- Friction Wall: 14.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 14.3 mi
- \: 15.6 mi
- Loch Raven Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 15.8 mi
- Crises Spring: 15.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 18.7 mi
- Koontz Spring: 21.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 22.9 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 7.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 16.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
- Round Falls: 16.6 mi
- Daniels: 10.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bunker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Highpoint | N 354° | 344 m | 17.9 mi |
| Beecher Hill | N 4° | 324 m | 19.4 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | NNE 13° | 310 m | 24.5 mi |
| Saubel Hill | NNE 12° | 277 m | 22.0 mi |
| Spook Hill | NE 36° | 233 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ivy Hill | E 89° | 200 m | 11.4 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 78° | 191 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSE 156° | 169 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:05 | 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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241641
Day trips start here
- Owings Mills · 6 mi
- Sykesville · 7 mi
- Westminster · 10 mi
- Pikesville · 11 mi
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 12 mi
- Cockeysville · 13 mi
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