Poseys Bluff
Poseys Bluff is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandyland Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 24.8 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abell's Wharf: 2.4 mi
- Indian Village Archeological Park: 2.4 mi
- Saint Mary's Fairground: 4.1 mi
- Hurry Family Parkette: 4.6 mi
- Saint Clement's Shores Park: 4.6 mi
- Mount Airy: 8.4 mi
- Clifton Hill: 9.0 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 9.1 mi
- Thompson Hill: 10.3 mi
- Kentucky Hill: 10.4 mi
- Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- "On Watch": 12.6 mi
- Seated Woman: 13.5 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 13.5 mi
- Girl with Braids: 13.5 mi
- Sandyland Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lane Beach: 4.9 mi
- Port Sunlight Beach: 5.0 mi
- Ragged Point Beach: 6.2 mi
- Piney Point Beach: 9.5 mi
- Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum: 5.3 mi
- Potomac River Maritime Exhibit: 9.1 mi
- Piney Point Light House Museum: 9.1 mi
- Drayden African-American Schoolhouse: 10.0 mi
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: 10.8 mi
- Milestone in Radio History: 11.1 mi
- African American Monument: 11.2 mi
- Freedom of Conscience: 12.2 mi
- Margaret Brent Pilgrimage: 12.3 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 12.3 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 7.1 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 8.3 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 11.9 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 12.0 mi
- Sotterley: 12.2 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Stratford Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Yellows Banks: 12.0 mi
- Horsehead Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 12.1 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poseys Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | SW 214° | 55 m | 15.7 mi |
| China Hill | SW 234° | 54 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pantico Hill | SSW 211° | 52 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sexton Hill | SSW 208° | 52 m | 16.5 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | WSW 249° | 52 m | 17.1 mi |
| Grants Hill | WSW 249° | 52 m | 18.3 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | WSW 244° | 50 m | 10.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | SW 226° | 48 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Solomons, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358243623
Day trips start here
- Leonardtown · 5 mi
- Cobb Island · 11 mi
- Lexington Park · 11 mi
- Westmoreland County · 11 mi
- St. Mary's City · 12 mi
- Solomons · 13 mi
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