Lake Centennial, Ellicott City

Name: Lake Centennial
Address: Ellicott City, United States

#1 among attractions in Ellicott City

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Centennial Lake is a man-made 54-acre reservoir, in a 325-acre park in Howard County, Maryland, near Columbia, Maryland and Clarksville, known as Centennial Park. It was created by damming the Centennial Branch of the Little Patuxent River. The lake and the park feature a dam, a wildlife area, a walking trail, boating, fishing, and other recreational activities. The park is owned by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks. ()

Elevation: 348 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°14'32"N, 76°51'28"W

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Lake Centennial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arlington, Clark's Elioak Farm, Centennial Park, Dorsey Hall.

0.7 miSE
Golf
Arlington, Columbia
19 min walk • Arlington is a historic slave plantation located in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, now part of the Fairway Hills Golf Course. The estate occupied several original land patents including "Dorsey's Search, Talbot's Resolution Manor, and Long Reach".
1.1 miSW
Farm, Zoo
Clark's Elioak Farm, Ellicott City
28 min walk • Clark's Elioak Farm, located along Maryland Route 108 in Howard County, Maryland, is a historic farm covering 540 acres. All of the acreage is part of county or state farmland protection programs, barring use of the property for non-farm development.
~310 ftW
Park
Centennial Park, Ellicott City
2 min walk • Centennial Park is a Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks' public park located in Ellicott City, Maryland. It surrounds Centennial Lake, covering an area of 337 acres. Traveling around the lake is a 2.4-mile paved trail loop.
1.3 miE
Georgian architecture
Dorsey Hall, Columbia
33 min walk • Dorsey Hall is a historic home in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is a six-by-one-bay, 2+1⁄2-story stucco structure with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles.
0.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Dorsey's Search, Columbia
16 min walk • Dorsey's Search is a parcel of land patented by John Dorsey of Hockley-in-the-hole in Baltimore County. The 479-acre property adjacent to the north branch of the Patuxent river was surveyed by Richard Beard in December 1684, and granted to Dorsey in March 1696.