Hollofield Shelters
Hollofield Shelters is a picnic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Dam Race Embankment, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.9 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 8.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Falls Road
- 9.1 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
Overlooks nearby
- Friction Wall Overlook · 2 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 4 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 5 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Dam Race Embankment: 0.3 mi
- Union Dam: 0.3 mi
- Ellicotts Upper Mills: 1.2 mi
- Mentzel Paper Mill: 1.6 mi
- Ellicott's Mills: 1.9 mi
- Ashton Valley Local Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Patapsco Glen Large Dog Park: 1.3 mi
- Rockwell Estates Local Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Catonsville Oaks Local Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Patapsco Glen Small Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- Dogwood Wall: 1.5 mi
- Main Street Ballroom: 2.0 mi
- Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Dickeyville Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Crimea Mansion: 4.7 mi
- Harvest Garden: 1.9 mi
- Banneker's Cabin Kitchen Garden: 1.9 mi
- MASH Green Roof: 3.8 mi
- Leakin Park City Farm: 4.4 mi
- UMBC Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum: 2.0 mi
- Ellicott Mills Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Howard County History: 2.0 mi
- Ellicott City Colored School: 2.2 mi
- Diggs-Johnson Museum: 4.8 mi
- Willow Creek: 2.5 mi
- Willow Creek: 2.7 mi
- Willow Creek: 2.7 mi
- Autumn Overlook: 2.8 mi
- Burnside Park: 4.0 mi
- Forum: 4.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.7 mi
- Double Helix: 4.8 mi
- Walter Sondheim Sculpture: 4.8 mi
- True Grit Statue: 4.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.6 mi
- Lawyers Hill: 6.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.9 mi
- Bend Hill: 7.9 mi
- Federal Hill: 9.5 mi
- Pickall Area: 0.7 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 4.0 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 4.1 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 5.1 mi
- Avalon Area: 5.7 mi
- Friction Wall: 2.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 2.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 2.3 mi
- Quarry (former): 2.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 15.5 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 20.6 mi
- Miami Beach: 22.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 22.6 mi
- Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 23.8 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 24.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 7.9 mi
- Crises Spring: 7.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 21.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- failed mill dam: 6.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 6.7 mi
- Round Falls: 8.5 mi
- Daniels: 2.2 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 14.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hollofield Shelters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Hill | N 9° | 233 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NNE 28° | 200 m | 12.8 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNE 22° | 191 m | 14.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 274° | 169 m | 0.6 mi |
| The Bunker | NNW 334° | 157 m | 12.4 mi |
| Abell Ridge | NE 45° | 155 m | 11.5 mi |
| Satyr Hill | ENE 59° | 151 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 55° | 149 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/923493173
Day trips start here
- Patapsco Valley State Park · 0 mi
- Ellicott City · 2 mi
- Baltimore/West Baltimore · 4 mi
- Columbia · 5 mi
- Pikesville · 7 mi
- Hanover · 8 mi
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