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Church Point

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Church Point — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Church Point sits along the Religious Freedom Byway at an elevation of 2 feet, with the surrounding terrain dropping just 2 feet within 600 meters. From this low, flat vantage, Yellows Banks lies to the north-northeast at 0.8 miles, rising to 18 feet, and the Father White Memorial stands to the north at 0.9 miles, at 35 feet elevation. Day length varies across the year: sunrise comes at 05:44 and sunset at 20:33 on the June solstice, while the December solstice brings a shorter span, from 07:19 to 16:50. Equinox days fall in between, with sunrise near 06:54–07:10 and sunset near 19:05–19:18. The nearest towns are well removed from the overlook itself, with Waldorf 39.7 miles to the northwest, Bennsville 42.6 miles northwest, and Fort Washington 47.7 miles northwest. The point's minimal elevation and near-flat surroundings make for a wide, open sightline toward the two named features rather than a layered or distant panorama.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
2 ft
Relief
2 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Picture of a St. Mary's Sunset
JoeMomma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View north along Maryland State Route 584 (Old Statehouse Road) at Maryland State Route 5 (Point Lookout Road) in St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View south along Maryland State Route 584 (Trinity Church Road) at Maryland State Route 5 (Point Lookout Road) in St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
St. Mary's Seahawk lacrosse player in motion. Lacrosse is traditionally a highly popular St. Mary's sport as it is throughout Maryland. Photo by Daniel Wendell
Daniel Wendell · CC BY 2.0 · source
Goodpaster and Schafer Halls on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. They are named, respectively, after General Alan Goodpaster, the former Superintendent of the West Point Military Academy and William Donald Schafer, the former Governor of Maryland. Both men were very involved in the ongo
Steve Pribut · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Photo taken near the Fountain of Remembrance on ST Mary's College of Maryland college campus.
Fiyr grant · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Yellows Banks18 ftnorth-northeast · 0.8 mi
  • Father White Memorial35 ftnorth · 0.9 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:1818:43
June solstice05:4420:3319:54
September equinox06:5419:0518:30
December solstice07:1916:5016:08

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Waldorf39.7 mi northwest
  • Bennsville42.6 mi northwest
  • Fort Washington47.7 mi northwest
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How high is Church Point?

Church Point sits at about 2 feet (0 m).

What can you see from Church Point?

From Church Point: Yellows Banks (NNE, 0.8 mi); Father White Memorial (N, 0.9 mi).

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Waldorf, 40 miles NW of Church Point.

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