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Severn Beach

Severn Beach from directly overhead

Severn Beach is a beach in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Lawyers Hill stands 81 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is North Severn Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
12 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98900, -76.47385

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Naval Academy Terrace: 0.7 mi
  • Radford Terrace: 0.8 mi
  • Lindhardt-Russel Street-End Park: 1.0 mi
  • Severn Ave at Spa Creek park: 1.0 mi
  • Jeremey's Way Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 46
Beaches: 23
  • North Severn Beach: 0.0 mi
  • Carr's Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Sparrows Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Lindamoor Community Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Pines on the Severn Community Beach: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Mount Misery: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Tank Hill: 19.3 mi
  • German Hill: 20.2 mi
  • Lawyers Hill: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
  • Indian Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Crises Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lawyers HillNW 319°81 m20.7 mi
German HillN 353°45 m20.2 mi
Mount MiseryNW 324°43 m6.0 mi
Eagle HillN 355°43 m7.0 mi
Federal HillNNW 340°13 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4119:5620:36
September equinox06:5418:3019:05
December solstice07:2216:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373846556575797771604941
Precip in2.82.43.83.43.24.04.94.35.14.03.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, under a mile away.

Mean tidal range 0.97 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Annapolis (US Naval Academy), MD, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358240454

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