Cliff · Maryland
Roosevelt Cliffs
Roosevelt Cliffs is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the south, 14 miles off. Roots and Tides Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.63181, -76.51709
- 0.7 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 16.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 27 mi
- Fort Washington Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bayfront Park: 3.3 mi
- Boardwalk Park: 3.6 mi
- Marley Run Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Lynwood T Kellam Memorial Recreational Park: 4.4 mi
- Chesapeake Beach Veterans Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 40
- Kings Landing Natural Resource Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Full Mill Branch Natural Resource Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Black Walnut Point Natural Resource Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Hall Creek Natural Resource Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Lemuel-Wallace House: 8.1 mi
- Corncrib: 8.1 mi
- Columbia Air Center: 13.4 mi
- World War I Monument: 17.9 mi
- Archbishop John Carroll: 17.9 mi
Museums: 30
- Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bayside History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Arthur Storer Planetarium;Spaceflight America Museum and Science Center: 6.5 mi
- Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Tilghman Waterman's Museum: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 19
- Breezy Point Beach: 0.8 mi
- Brownie's Beach: 3.4 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 11.3 mi
- Long Beach: 11.8 mi
- Bare Neck Shore: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Glendening Walking Trails at Jug Bay Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Billingsley House Museum: 15.6 mi
- Prince George's Equestrian Center: 17.5 mi
- Show Place Arena: 17.6 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 0.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Area 12: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Cambridge Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 24.3 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 19.0 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wilson: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Fort Hill: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roosevelt Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | S 171° | 35 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mechanicsville 5 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/995112023
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake Beach · 4 mi
- Prince Frederick · 7 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 18 mi
- St. Michaels · 19 mi
- Solomons · 21 mi
- Waldorf · 21 mi
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