- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Fort Hill35 m · 6.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 38.3862, -76.3819
Cove Point Lighthouse is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled 1 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Point Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q5178935, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
- Step-free access
- Limited
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cove Point Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | WNW 303° | 35 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blue Gull Hill | S 178° | 22 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | ENE 76° | 4 m | 21.6 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad BywayNational
- 11.7 mi off the Religious Freedom BywayNational
- 18.1 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 14 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 16 mi
65 named places within 25 miles
- Calvert Marine Museum: 5.9 mi
- Fisherman's Cabin: 6.0 mi
- J.C. Lore Oyster House: 6.0 mi
- Sotterley Plantation: 8.7 mi
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: 8.8 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 0.4 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 3.9 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 5.1 mi
- Long Beach: 7.3 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 7.9 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 6.1 mi
- Solomon’s Island: 6.1 mi
- To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats: 6.1 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 6.1 mi
- Malone's Church: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Nest: 16.4 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 17.7 mi
- Stanley Institute: 18.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 6.2 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 17.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
| 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 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Solomons · 6 mi
- Lexington Park · 10 mi
- Hooper's Island · 11 mi
- St. Mary's City · 14 mi
- Leonardtown · 15 mi
- Prince Frederick · 16 mi
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