22:
177:
different from that of the suburbs of
Baltimore City to the south. Both the land elevation as it climbs from sea level to 966' at the Mason-Dixon Line near Stiltz, Pa.,on Middletown Rd and the absence of smokestack manufacturing combine with the prevailing westerly winds to eliminate the yellow haze associated with low levels of pollution on even the most humid summer days.
283:
Kent, Milton. "Bull Run
Invitational showcase running out of elite competition", Baltimore Sun, September 28, 2007. Accessed December 27, 2007. "The Bull Run has become one of the biggest races on the East Coast cross country calendar each year, attracting schools from four surrounding states and the
205:
Hereford High is also the host of the annual "Bull Run" Cross
Country Invitational, run in the end of September, which is one of the largest East Coast cross country running events, attracting over 100 schools from surrounding states. The "grueling" course is noted for its hills, twists, turns, and a
284:
District of
Columbia.... This year, more than 100 schools, 2,600 runners, spectators and well-wishers are expected to pack Hereford with cars lined along York Road for miles, as the course, which twists and turns along steep hills and woods, is as much a part of the event as the competition itself."
176:
Near the most northern part of the zone in the topmost strip where
Baltimore County meets south central Pennsylvania, numerous mini tornadoes and wind storms zip through the fields unfettered by buildings or natural land changes to halt their progress. The air quality in the area is markedly
201:
varsity football team (The "Bulls") is well known throughout the state of
Maryland. The Bulls have won 3 state titles in 1997, 2001, and 2002. Much of this success is attributed to coach Steve Turnbaugh, who turned around a formerly downtrodden Hereford football program.
173:, the weather of The Hereford Zone is slightly different from that of the rest of the county. It is not unusual in the winter for schools in the surrounding areas to be 2 hours late, while the Hereford Zone is closed due to inclement weather.
165:
It is by far the most sparsely populated area in
Baltimore County. Strict zoning laws prohibit any planned communities from developing, with large single-family housing lots and agricultural activity predominating.
209:
Hereford
Theatre has won numerous statewide awards through CAPPIES, including Best Musical 2005 for their production of Pippin. They received the award at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD.
228:
212:
The
Hereford Ladies Faire and Chamber Choir are also known as one of the best award-winning choirs in the county, consistently receiving 1's in adjudications year after year.
331:
274:
Flynn, Sean P. "Far From All
Downhill; 'The Toughest Three Miles in Cross-Country'", The Washington Post, November 12, 2005. Accessed December 27, 2007.
292:
39:
236:
187:
program in the county along with Hereford Middle School. The school's mascot is the Bull, and the women's teams are called the "Lady Bulls".
206:
steep ravine known as "The Dip", all making for what has been called "The Toughest Three Miles in Cross-Country" by John Dye of DyeStat.
86:
58:
105:
65:
43:
72:
198:
180:
54:
135:
123:
32:
79:
184:
257:
191:
151:
139:
159:
147:
143:
155:
194:
covers an area of 206.5 sq/km behind the scenic Prettyboy Dam on the Gunpowder River.
325:
131:
170:
21:
307:
294:
127:
158:, White Hall, Jacksonville, Upperco, Manchester, Phoenix, and
15:
258:"Highest and Lowest Elevations in Maryland's Counties"
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
229:"Weather or not, Hereford is in its own zone"
8:
134:, constituting 20% of all of the land in
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
332:Geography of Baltimore County, Maryland
220:
7:
169:Because of its higher elevation and
44:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
1:
181:Hereford High School, Parkton
235:. 2007-12-26. Archived from
350:
262:Maryland Geological Survey
55:"Hereford Zone, Maryland"
122:is an area in Northern
190:In the Hereford Zone,
308:39.58889°N 76.66389°W
199:Hereford High School
40:improve this article
313:39.58889; -76.66389
304: /
192:Prettyboy Reservoir
233:North County News
116:
115:
108:
90:
339:
319:
318:
316:
315:
314:
309:
305:
302:
301:
300:
297:
285:
281:
275:
272:
266:
265:
254:
248:
247:
245:
244:
225:
136:Baltimore County
124:Baltimore County
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
349:
348:
342:
341:
340:
338:
337:
336:
322:
321:
312:
310:
306:
303:
298:
295:
293:
291:
290:
288:
282:
278:
273:
269:
256:
255:
251:
242:
240:
227:
226:
222:
218:
138:. It includes
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
347:
346:
343:
335:
334:
324:
323:
287:
286:
276:
267:
249:
219:
217:
214:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
345:
344:
333:
330:
329:
327:
320:
317:
280:
277:
271:
268:
263:
259:
253:
250:
239:on 2011-06-11
238:
234:
230:
224:
221:
215:
213:
210:
207:
203:
200:
195:
193:
188:
186:
183:has the only
182:
178:
174:
172:
167:
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
132:United States
129:
125:
121:
120:Hereford Zone
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
289:
279:
270:
261:
252:
241:. Retrieved
237:the original
232:
223:
211:
208:
204:
196:
189:
179:
175:
171:microclimate
168:
164:
119:
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
311: /
185:agriscience
299:76°39′50″W
296:39°35′20″N
243:2007-12-27
216:References
66:newspapers
96:June 2017
326:Category
152:Freeland
140:Hereford
128:Maryland
160:Glyndon
148:Monkton
144:Parkton
80:scholar
156:Sparks
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
197:The
118:The
59:news
42:by
328::
260:.
231:.
162:.
154:,
150:,
146:,
142:,
130:,
126:,
264:.
246:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
