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Clifton Beach

Clifton Beach from directly overhead

Clifton Beach is a beach in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Embrey Hill stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Banks, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.41457, -77.26498

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Crusading for Right: 7.6 mi
  • Daniel Bridge: 7.6 mi
  • Stafford County Armed Services Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Hotel Company 2/7: 9.7 mi
  • 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Museums: 26
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 11
  • Stretchmark Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Fall Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Talliaferro Mount: 14.6 mi
  • Howison Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Rose Hill: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Aquia Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Potomac Shores Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Garden Mulch Supply: 21.9 mi
  • Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Pavilion: 15.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 15.8 mi
  • Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 18.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Cross Country State Championship Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Wine & Design: 12.8 mi
  • Iconic Art: 15.9 mi
  • L O V E: 17.9 mi
  • Welcome to Occoquan: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Dolphin Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Beaver Landing: 14.4 mi
  • West Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Wicomico Beach: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 12.8 mi
  • Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 12.9 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • McCoull Spring: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clifton Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Embrey HillWSW 243°74 m15.9 mi
Fall HillWSW 242°67 m14.1 mi
Motts Run HillWSW 246°65 m16.7 mi
Talliaferro MountS 177°49 m14.6 mi
Rose HillENE 60°48 m14.7 mi
Stretchmark HillNNE 27°44 m6.5 mi
Bunker HillE 94°38 m15.9 mi
Ellenboro HillE 92°37 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4619:5720:37
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2316:1116:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947586675797871594940
Precip in2.72.43.63.23.63.54.64.23.43.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 7 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Clifton Beach, Smith Point, Md., under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358238441

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