Nature Center
Nature Center is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wellington Beach and Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.6 mi
- Crisfield County Club, Inc. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 3.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.7 mi
- Wellington Beach and Park: 1.4 mi
- Crisfield Municipal Park: 1.8 mi
- Crisfield Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Fairmount Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Langford Sand: 5.1 mi
- Sound Shore: 8.1 mi
- Guard Shore: 14.7 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sound Beach: 18.8 mi
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Teackle Mansion: 15.6 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 15.8 mi
- Costen House Museum: 15.9 mi
- Eastern Shore Railway Museum: 18.9 mi
- Makemie Monument: 12.8 mi
- Section 2: 18.4 mi
- Accomack County Confederate Monument: 18.9 mi
- Town of Parksley War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Dunker Hill: 18.0 mi
- Backbone Hill: 21.1 mi
- Ryles Hill: 21.7 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 15.8 mi
- Watts Island Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Hill | NE 35° | 12 m | 21.1 mi |
| Ryles Hill | N 355° | 4 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dunker Hill | NNE 13° | 3 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:07 | 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 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11685071020
Day trips start here
- Point Lookout · 26 mi
- Hooper's Island · 28 mi
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