Blackbeards Bluff
Blackbeards Bluff is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Eagle Hill stands 43 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Bar Bluff, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 28.7 mi off the National Historic Seaport
Named places within 25 miles
- Ewing Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Queenstown Park: 1.9 mi
- Long Point Park: 2.2 mi
- Grasonville Park: 2.3 mi
- 4-H Club Park: 4.9 mi
- Wickes Memorial Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Waterman's Monument: 3.2 mi
- Wye Island: 5.8 mi
- Queen Anne: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center: 9.1 mi
- Dean Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 12.4 mi
- DNR Held Conservation Easement: 12.8 mi
- Wickes Beach: 4.3 mi
- Conquest Beach: 8.5 mi
- North Beach: 12.0 mi
- South Beach: 12.5 mi
- Main Beach: 13.8 mi
- Rock Hall Museum: 10.6 mi
- Saint Marys Square Museum: 13.9 mi
- Classic Motor Museum: 14.1 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 15.6 mi
- Historical Society of Talbot County Museum: 15.6 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 16.4 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 16.4 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 16.4 mi
- Chestertown Station: 16.8 mi
- M60: 18.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 7.5 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 9.2 mi
- Mother's Garden: 15.9 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 16.5 mi
- B Area Shelter: 20.5 mi
- H: 22.0 mi
- G: 22.0 mi
- F: 22.0 mi
- George Washington: 17.4 mi
- Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
- Mary: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Hill: 17.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 19.6 mi
- Opossum Hill: 24.6 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 14.6 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackbeards Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Hill | WNW 295° | 43 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 286° | 43 m | 19.6 mi |
| Opossum Hill | ESE 124° | 18 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevensville 2SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358245015
Day trips start here
- Kent Island · 7 mi
- Rock Hall · 11 mi
- St. Michaels · 14 mi
- Easton · 16 mi
- Chestertown · 18 mi
- Eastern Shore · 19 mi
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