Blue Banks
Blue Banks is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Embrey Hill stands 74 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton Beach, a beach 2.5 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 20.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Washington Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crusading for Right: 5.2 mi
- Hotel Company 2/7: 7.6 mi
- 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines: 7.6 mi
- Golf Company 2/7: 7.6 mi
- 2nd Battalion 1st Marines: 7.6 mi
- Aquia Landing Beach Park: 5.3 mi
- Maryland Point: 5.4 mi
- Patawomack Band Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Patawomeck Park: 5.8 mi
- Wright Park: 5.9 mi
- Ben Doane Area: 4.8 mi
- Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Riverside Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Locust Shade Park: 7.5 mi
- The National Museum of the Marine Corps: 7.8 mi
- General Smallwood Retreat House: 8.0 mi
- Weems-Botts Museum: 8.9 mi
- White Oak Civil War Museum: 12.0 mi
- Port Tobacco Courthouse: 13.7 mi
- The Chimneys: 14.8 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 14.8 mi
- George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill Tour: 19.5 mi
- Warriors' Plaza: 19.5 mi
- Warriors' Field: 19.5 mi
- Stretchmark Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rose Hill: 13.5 mi
- Fall Hill: 15.5 mi
- Ravens Crest: 15.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 16.1 mi
- Aquia Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Potomac Shores Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Embrey Mill Dogwood Garden: 8.9 mi
- Garden Mulch Supply: 19.5 mi
- Woodlawn Plantation Garden: 19.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 15.2 mi
- Enchanted Pond Picnic Areas (4): 15.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 21.3 mi
- Cross Country State Championship Rock: 12.3 mi
- Wine & Design: 14.3 mi
- Welcome to Occoquan: 15.9 mi
- Iconic Art: 17.5 mi
- L O V E: 19.9 mi
- Clifton Beach: 2.5 mi
- Dolphin Beach: 11.8 mi
- Beaver Landing: 12.1 mi
- West Beach: 12.2 mi
- Wicomico Beach: 23.1 mi
- Possum Nose: 7.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Indian Head: 11.7 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area North: 10.4 mi
- Dale City Car-Only Safety Rest Area South: 10.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.9 mi
- McCoull Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embrey Hill | SW 235° | 74 m | 17.3 mi |
| Fall Hill | SW 234° | 67 m | 15.5 mi |
| Motts Run Hill | WSW 239° | 65 m | 18.0 mi |
| Talliaferro Mount | S 178° | 49 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rose Hill | ENE 69° | 48 m | 13.5 mi |
| Stretchmark Hill | NE 41° | 44 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 103° | 38 m | 16.1 mi |
| Ellenboro Hill | E 101° | 37 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quantico Mcas, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238216
Day trips start here
- Quantico · 5 mi
- Aquia Harbour · 7 mi
- Spotsylvania · 8 mi
- Stafford · 8 mi
- Triangle · 8 mi
- Stafford County · 11 mi
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