Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kentucky Hill stands 50 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Marine science laboratory in Maryland
Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q5092850, matched on coordinates and name (96 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Founded by R.V. Truitt, 1925. Sponsored by Maryland Conservation Department since 1931, in cooperation with Carnegie Institution, Johns Hopkins and Maryland Universities, Goucher, St. John's, Washington and Western Maryland Colleges "to afford a research
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 9 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunleigh Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
- Town Creek Park: 2.4 mi
- Town Creek Park: 2.4 mi
- Myrtle Point Park: 2.6 mi
- Nicolet Park: 3.5 mi
- "On Watch": 0.5 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 1.8 mi
- Seated Woman: 1.8 mi
- Resting: 1.8 mi
- Standing Nude: 1.8 mi
- Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil: 0.3 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 5.4 mi
- Sotterley: 6.1 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 9.9 mi
- J.C. Lore Oyster House: 0.6 mi
- Calvert Marine Museum: 1.1 mi
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Sotterley Plantation: 6.3 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 2.6 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Long Beach: 10.2 mi
- Lane Beach: 10.3 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 0.4 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 0.6 mi
- To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats: 0.6 mi
- Solomon’s Island: 0.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 1.1 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Yellows Banks: 8.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 8.2 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 13.7 mi
- Mount Airy: 20.9 mi
- Clifton Hill: 21.5 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 21.6 mi
- Malone's Church: 17.5 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.5 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 23.8 mi
- Stanley Institute: 24.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Hill | WSW 242° | 50 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Airy | WSW 240° | 47 m | 20.9 mi |
| Clifton Hill | WSW 239° | 46 m | 21.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 221° | 46 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chantilly Hill | WSW 238° | 45 m | 21.6 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SW 226° | 42 m | 22.0 mi |
| Fort Hill | N 351° | 35 m | 8.2 mi |
| Shingle Hill | SSW 201° | 31 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12945631652
Day trips start here
- Solomons · 1 mi
- Lexington Park · 4 mi
- St. Mary's City · 9 mi
- Leonardtown · 10 mi
- Hooper's Island · 13 mi
- Prince Frederick · 18 mi
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