Stanley Institute
Stanley Institute is an attraction in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ Rock Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic African American one-room schoolhouse in Dorchester County, Maryland
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q7599694, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- On the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Christ Rock Park: 0.2 mi
- Snows Turn Park: 0.3 mi
- Cornish Park: 1.8 mi
- Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 1.8 mi
- J. Edward Walter Park: 2.1 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 0.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.5 mi
- Blackwater Area - East: 1.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.1 mi
- Blackwater Area - West: 2.2 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 2.2 mi
- Mary: 16.3 mi
- Potomac Rhythm: 23.3 mi
- Castle of the Eye: 23.3 mi
- The Bird, Uranus II: 23.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman Museum: 2.2 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 2.2 mi
- Neild Museum: 2.8 mi
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 7.0 mi
- East New Market Heritage Museum: 10.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 2.4 mi
- Tom: 16.1 mi
- Centaur Castle: 18.7 mi
- Lemuel-Wallace House: 22.8 mi
- Corncrib: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 18.8 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 19.1 mi
- Long Beach: 20.7 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 21.0 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.2 mi
- Delia Hill: 13.1 mi
- Ryles Hill: 19.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 21.7 mi
- Opossum Hill: 23.1 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 5.2 mi
- Malone's Church: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 7.6 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 21.8 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stanley Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | WSW 250° | 35 m | 21.7 mi |
| Opossum Hill | NE 44° | 18 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 134° | 4 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ryles Hill | SE 142° | 4 m | 19.5 mi |
| Delia Hill | SE 127° | 3 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Royal OAK 2 SSW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/465650289
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Easton · 16 mi
- Hooper's Island · 18 mi
- St. Michaels · 18 mi
- Eastern Shore · 20 mi
- Solomons · 24 mi
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