Avalon Area

Avalon Area is a picnic site in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Avalon Area is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Avalon Dam, as well as near the tourism office Offutt Johnson History Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thomas Viaduct and Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Thomas Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Thomas Viaduct is a viaduct that spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay, Maryland and Elkridge, Maryland, USA. It was commissioned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; built between July 4, 1833, and July 4, 1835; and named for Philip E. Thomas Viaduct is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Avalon Area.

Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: SlipperyDude, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 7134 Montgomery Road in Elkridge, Maryland. The building was constructed in 1893. Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Avalon Area.

St. Denis station

Railway stop

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Denis station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line in the Maryland town of the same name. While the small station is the line's closest station to its terminus at Camden Yards in Baltimore, it has low ridership. St. Denis station is situated 1¼ miles east of Avalon Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elkridge and Relay.

Elkridge

Village

Photo: Scott Saghirian, CC BY 2.0.

Elkridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Elkridge is a rapidly growing area; between the 2010 and the 2020 census, the population had grown from 15,593 to 25,171.

Relay

Village

Photo: EikwaR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Relay, Maryland, or Relay House, Maryland, was an important junction and rail stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, located 9 miles west of Baltimore, Maryland.

Arbutus

Town

Photo: Scott218, CC BY-SA 4.0.

South Baltimore is the entrance point for most visitors to the city, coming in off I-95 from the south, and home to one of the city's number one attractions—Fort McHenry, as well as both the Orioles and Ravens stadiums. Arbutus is situated 2 miles northeast of Avalon Area.

Avalon Area

Type: Picnic site
Category: tourism
Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.22743° or 39° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

-76.7252° or 76° 43′ 31″ west

Open location code

87F567GF+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 919971109

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=picnic_site

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Highlights include Avalon Dam and Offutt Johnson History Center.

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