Solomon’s Island
Solomon’s Island is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Kentucky Hill stands 50 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q117588665, matched on coordinates and name (155 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Originally called Bourne's (1680), then Somervell's Island (1740). It became known as Solomon's Island (1867) because of Isaac Solomon's oyster packing facilities here. Shipyards developed to support the island's fishing fleet. The famed "Bugeye" sailing
How to reach it
- On the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 9 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myrtle Point Park: 2.1 mi
- Town Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Town Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Dunleigh Neighborhood Park: 2.6 mi
- Nicolet Park: 3.9 mi
- "On Watch": 0.3 mi
- Seated Woman: 1.4 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 1.4 mi
- Resting: 1.5 mi
- Standing Nude: 1.5 mi
- Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil: 0.4 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 4.8 mi
- Sotterley: 5.5 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 9.4 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 2.1 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 2.8 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Long Beach: 9.8 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 10.2 mi
- J.C. Lore Oyster House: 0.0 mi
- Calvert Marine Museum: 0.5 mi
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: 3.3 mi
- Sotterley Plantation: 5.7 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats: 0.0 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 0.0 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 0.2 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 0.6 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Yellows Banks: 8.8 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.8 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 14.3 mi
- Mount Airy: 20.8 mi
- Clifton Hill: 21.3 mi
- Chantilly Hill: 21.5 mi
- Malone's Church: 17.6 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.7 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 23.7 mi
- Stanley Institute: 24.7 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Solomon’s Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Hill | WSW 240° | 50 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Airy | WSW 238° | 47 m | 20.8 mi |
| Clifton Hill | WSW 238° | 46 m | 21.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 219° | 46 m | 22.4 mi |
| Chantilly Hill | WSW 237° | 45 m | 21.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SW 225° | 42 m | 22.0 mi |
| Fort Hill | N 353° | 35 m | 7.8 mi |
| Shingle Hill | SSW 199° | 31 m | 21.9 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/9556722797
Day trips start here
- Solomons · 1 mi
- Lexington Park · 5 mi
- St. Mary's City · 9 mi
- Leonardtown · 10 mi
- Hooper's Island · 14 mi
- Prince Frederick · 17 mi
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