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Langford Sand

Langford Sand from directly overhead

Langford Sand is a beach in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97179, -75.76826

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Museums: 8
Beaches: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Makemie Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Accomack County Confederate Monument: 14.4 mi
  • Town of Parksley War Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • Section 2: 18.7 mi
  • Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Corner Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
  • Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Dunker Hill: 20.2 mi
  • Backbone Hill: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Horse: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillNNE 22°12 m21.5 mi
Dunker HillN 359°3 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:15
June solstice05:4219:5020:30
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1616:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384046556473787771605042
Precip in3.12.83.93.13.23.44.44.34.34.02.93.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 17 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound, MD, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358241009

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