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Matoaka Beach

Matoaka Beach from directly overhead

Matoaka Beach is a beach in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the south, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates38.47058, -76.47947

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 34
  • Marseille: 8.7 mi
  • Greenberg Variations: 8.7 mi
  • The Council Ring: 8.8 mi
  • A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman: 8.8 mi
  • Potomac Rhythm: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Fort Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Blue Gull Hill: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Garden of Remembrance: 19.7 mi
  • Cambridge Community Garden: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillS 178°35 m2.4 mi
Blue Gull HillSSE 166°22 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4319:5420:34
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2016:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383946566676807972615142

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Solomons, 11 mi away.

Mean tidal range 1.01 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Long Beach, MD, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/954029593

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