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White Banks

White Banks, seen from above at true elevation

White Banks is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Cherry Hill stands 149 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mauldin Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48012, -75.99411

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Earleville Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
  • Long Point Park: 6.4 mi
  • Concord Point Park: 6.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.4 mi
  • Fair Green Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 38
Peaks: 28
Gardens: 24
Museums: 20
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 10.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Black Barren Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry HillW 270°149 m24.0 mi
Mount FelixNW 311°142 m9.6 mi
Goat HillNNW 343°135 m17.5 mi
Mount AraratNNW 329°134 m9.4 mi
Mount VistaW 267°131 m24.6 mi
Egg HillNNE 22°125 m13.4 mi
Bald FriarNW 323°116 m19.5 mi
Schoolhouse HillNW 304°115 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358240945

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