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East New Market Heritage Museum

East New Market Heritage Museum from directly overhead

East New Market Heritage Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is East New Market Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States

Dates from 1832.

Wikidata Q754735, matched on coordinates and name (407 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
12 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59895, -75.92655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • DNR Held Conservation Easement: 1.0 mi
  • DNR Held Conservation Easement: 1.2 mi
  • DNR Held Conservation Easement: 1.4 mi
  • DNR Held Conservation Easement: 1.6 mi
  • Shiloh Lookout Tower: 2.3 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 6
  • John F. Kennedy: 8.3 mi
  • Skip Gardner: 14.5 mi
  • Tom: 14.6 mi
  • William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 16.9 mi
  • Centaur Castle: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Delia Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of East New Market Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Opossum HillNNE 27°18 m14.5 mi
Sand HillSSW 201°4 m10.1 mi
Ryles HillS 172°4 m19.2 mi
Delia HillS 175°3 m11.7 mi
Dunker HillSSE 160°3 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4019:5220:32
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383947576674797771605041

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367799570

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