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Round Falls

Round Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Round Falls is a waterfall in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is James W. Rouse Memorial Deck at Round Falls, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Falls Road runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

artificial dam and waterfall adjacent to Druid Hill Park in the Jones Falls Valley of Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Wikidata Q113624694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32095, -76.63004

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sisson Street Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Singer Park: 0.4 mi
  • Miles Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fox Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Newington Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Cat: 0.4 mi
  • Remington R: 0.5 mi
  • Daniel Gilman: 0.7 mi
  • Isaiah Bowman: 0.7 mi
  • William Welch: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Whitelock Community Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Whitelock Community Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Ryda and Robert H. Levi Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Roosevelt City Farm: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Miracle on 34th Street: 0.5 mi
  • Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory: 0.9 mi
  • Pearson florist (where Bodie buys flowers): 1.0 mi
  • Santa Rosa Labyrinth: 1.6 mi
  • Shield of Baltimore City: 2.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bend Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Federal Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Abell Ridge: 6.3 mi
  • Luskins Hill: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 10
  • Old Quarry: 8.2 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 8.2 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
  • Quarry (former): 9.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Crises Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Marble Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spook HillNNW 348°233 m22.2 mi
Ivy HillNNW 346°200 m9.8 mi
Oregon RidgeNNW 345°191 m11.9 mi
Chestnut HillW 259°169 m9.1 mi
The BunkerNW 304°157 m16.6 mi
Abell RidgeN 359°155 m6.3 mi
Satyr HillNE 39°151 m7.4 mi
Cherry HillNE 43°149 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4119:5720:37
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2416:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556473787568574839

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–May, Sep, Dec — fullest in Mar, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs89.699.711611210193.495.778.910287.074.4106

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gwynns Falls AT Washington Blvd AT Baltimore, MD, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3889709493

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