The Eye
The Eye is a cliff in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Stony Hill stands 233 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Deposit Marina Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A cliff with a spray pointed eye on it
What the record says
- Height
- 150 m
How to reach it
- On the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- King & Queen Seat · 17 mi
- Kilgore Falls · 18 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 25 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Port Deposit Marina Park: 0.2 mi
- Rice Tot Lot & Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Community Connecting Us Park: 1.0 mi
- Rock Run Park & Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Earline Brown Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Bainbridge: 0.4 mi
- VFW Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Bainbridge Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Snow's Battery: 0.7 mi
- John A.J. Creswell: 0.7 mi
- Mullins Park: 5.9 mi
- Rising Sun Pond Fish Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Camp Conowingo: 8.3 mi
- Caveat Forest Legacy Easement: 8.6 mi
- Rock Springs Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Hand: 3.0 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 4.0 mi
- Eagle: 11.4 mi
- Berrilicious (HoH): 13.2 mi
- Maryland, My Maryland (HoH): 13.3 mi
- Community Connecting Us - Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Polinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
- Evergreen Garden: 13.2 mi
- Gazebo Garden: 13.2 mi
- Mount Ararat: 1.1 mi
- Mount Felix: 2.3 mi
- Foys Hill: 5.4 mi
- Cromleys Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 6.6 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 0.7 mi
- Steppingstone Farm Museum: 1.8 mi
- Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House: 2.9 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 3.2 mi
- Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 3.9 mi
- White Banks: 10.1 mi
- Green Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Wildcat Point: 10.3 mi
- ZP16: 20.7 mi
- ZP37: 20.8 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 2.5 mi
- Roachs Shore: 8.2 mi
- North East Beach Area: 9.5 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 11.4 mi
- Betterton Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.0 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 11.2 mi
- Robert Fulton Birthplace: 14.5 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 16.5 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Lapidum: 1.2 mi
- Frenchtown: 14.2 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 10.5 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 18.6 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 16.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Eye. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | N 351° | 233 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 335° | 192 m | 23.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 353° | 190 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | WSW 245° | 149 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Felix | SW 216° | 142 m | 2.3 mi |
| Face Rock | NW 325° | 136 m | 18.4 mi |
| Goat Hill | N 6° | 135 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Ararat | E 94° | 134 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1098687272
Day trips start here
- Havre de Grace · 3 mi
- Perryville · 3 mi
- Aberdeen · 7 mi
- Bel Air · 14 mi
- Oxford · 15 mi
- Chesapeake City · 16 mi
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