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Eagle Nesting Site

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Eagle Nesting Site — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

The Eagle Nesting Site sits along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway at an elevation of 0 feet, with terrain that drops only 1 foot within 600 meters, marking the area as flat. The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Drive Entrance Station lies 0.6 miles to the north, at 4 feet elevation. Daylight hours shift across the year, with sunrise at 5:41 and sunset at 20:32 near the June solstice, and sunrise at 7:19 with sunset at 16:48 near the December solstice. Easton is 23.3 miles north, Salisbury is 27.1 miles east, and Milford is 48.7 miles northeast.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
0 ft
Relief
1 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Another shot of the Composite loving Svastra obliqua from Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Photographs by Hannah and Ashleigh. 17:28, 1 April 2016 (UTC)17:28, 1 April 2016 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}17:28, 1 April 2016 (UTC)17:28, 1 April 2016 (UTC) All photographs are public domain, feel free to downloa
Sam Droege · Public domain · source
Some of the Stelis groups of bees are very colorful. This is true of S. louisae....a nest parasite of Megachile campanulae and clan. This male was collected on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the mostly marsh county of Dorchester. Photograph by Claire Mudd.
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain · source
Some of the Stelis groups of bees are very colorful. This is true of S. louisae....a nest parasite of Megachile campanulae and clan. This male was collected on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the mostly marsh county of Dorchester. Photograph by Claire Mudd.
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain · source
Hylaeus ornatus is a masked bee, one that is always associated with wetlands. These wetlands can be freshwater marshy spots or they can be the backsides of salt marshes. Almost all have lovely red basal portions of the their abdomen. Some do not. We have series of these bees in a DNA lab to see if t
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain · source
A nest parasite of Megachile...probably of M. campanulae or M. exilis...this bee was collected at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the marshlands of Dorchester County, Maryland. Photograph by Claire Mudd. 03:03, 11 April 2016 (UTC)03:03, 11 April 2016 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}03:03, 11 April 2016 (UT
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain · source
From Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...a Hylaeus associated with coastal marshes. Hylaeus schwarzii. Near the marshes, but not usually found in them. Mysterious. Photography by Ashleigh Jacobs. 03:04, 11 April 2016 (UTC)03:04, 11 April 2016 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}03:0
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Drive Entrance Station4 ftnorth · 0.6 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0919:1618:42
June solstice05:4120:3219:53
September equinox06:5319:0318:28
December solstice07:1916:4816:06

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Easton23.3 mi north
  • Salisbury27.1 mi east
  • Milford48.7 mi northeast
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How high is Eagle Nesting Site?

Eagle Nesting Site sits at about 0 feet (0 m).

What can you see from Eagle Nesting Site?

From Eagle Nesting Site: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Drive Entrance Station (N, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Eagle Nesting Site?

Easton, 23 miles N of Eagle Nesting Site.

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