Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Nest, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- On the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 2 mi
- Church Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Creek Fire Tower: 2.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 4.2 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 4.2 mi
- Blackwater Area - West: 4.8 mi
- Snows Turn Park: 6.7 mi
- Christ Rock Park: 6.9 mi
- Cornish Park: 8.6 mi
- Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 8.6 mi
- East Cambridge Park: 8.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 8.9 mi
- Castle of the Eye: 19.2 mi
- Potomac Rhythm: 19.2 mi
- The Bird, Uranus II: 19.2 mi
- The Wind: Stainless Steel Monument: 19.2 mi
- Harriet Tubman Museum: 8.9 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 9.0 mi
- Neild Museum: 9.0 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- East New Market Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 9.1 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 20.1 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 20.3 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 20.3 mi
- Solomon’s Island: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 11.7 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 15.7 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 17.5 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 18.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 6.9 mi
- Delia Hill: 11.4 mi
- Ryles Hill: 15.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 19.4 mi
- Dunker Hill: 22.6 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Yellows Banks: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Nest: 1.9 mi
- Malone's Church: 6.2 mi
- Stanley Institute: 7.0 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 10.5 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 24.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | W 268° | 35 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 80° | 4 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ryles Hill | ESE 123° | 4 m | 15.5 mi |
| Delia Hill | E 95° | 3 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dunker Hill | ESE 123° | 3 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/465454880
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 9 mi
- Hooper's Island · 11 mi
- Solomons · 20 mi
- Lexington Park · 22 mi
- Easton · 23 mi
- St. Mary's City · 24 mi
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