Wailes Bluff
Wailes Bluff is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Memorial Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 9 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Confederate Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Saint Inigoes Landing: 4.2 mi
- First District Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Cardinal Gibbons Park: 4.5 mi
- Chancellors Point Natural History Area: 8.3 mi
- Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- "On Watch": 18.6 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 19.8 mi
- Seated Woman: 19.8 mi
- Resting: 19.8 mi
- Civil War Museum / Marshland Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center: 8.7 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City: 8.9 mi
- The Maryland Dove: 9.1 mi
- St. John's Site (Historic St. Mary's City): 9.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 2.6 mi
- Saint Jerome Beach: 4.8 mi
- Saint George Island Beach: 7.3 mi
- Cordreys Beach: 7.7 mi
- Marshalls Beach: 8.0 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Piney Point Aquaculture Center: 10.8 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Kohls Island Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Confederate Monument: 1.9 mi
- Fort Lincoln: 2.4 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 8.9 mi
- Margaret Brent Pilgrimage: 9.1 mi
- Freedom of Conscience: 9.3 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 4.5 mi
- Shingle Hill: 12.8 mi
- Hogans Hill: 17.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 19.5 mi
- Thompson Hill: 20.8 mi
- Yellows Banks: 9.9 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 23.1 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 9.3 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wailes Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | W 266° | 55 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pantico Hill | W 267° | 52 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sexton Hill | W 261° | 52 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Airy | WNW 287° | 47 m | 23.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 272° | 46 m | 19.5 mi |
| Clifton Hill | WNW 286° | 46 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chantilly Hill | WNW 285° | 45 m | 23.9 mi |
| Richmond Hill | WSW 245° | 43 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358247895
Day trips start here
- Point Lookout · 2 mi
- St. Mary's City · 9 mi
- Lexington Park · 14 mi
- Hooper's Island · 18 mi
- Solomons · 19 mi
- Leonardtown · 21 mi
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