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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum

Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum from directly overhead

Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynwood T Kellam Memorial Recreational Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Roots and Tides Byway runs past it.

The story

railway station in Chesapeake Beach, the United States of America

Wikidata Q5092849, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69012, -76.53362

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lynwood T Kellam Memorial Recreational Park: 0.3 mi
  • Chesapeake Beach Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Boardwalk Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bayfront Park: 0.8 mi
  • North Beach Sunrise Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Columbia Air Center: 10.4 mi
  • Lemuel-Wallace House: 12.1 mi
  • Corncrib: 12.2 mi
  • World War I Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Archbishop John Carroll: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 40
Museums: 29
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 20
Picnic sites: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Rainwater Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Tawe's Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Garden of Queen Anne: 22.8 mi
  • East Capitol Urban Farm: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Hill: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillS 170°35 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:18
June solstice05:4219:5520:35
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2116:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669574738
Precip in3.02.73.93.44.14.24.24.14.54.13.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Marlboro 3 NNW, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/317807473

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