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Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum

Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum from directly overhead

Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Sunlight Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22538, -76.74995

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seventh District Community Park: 4.8 mi
  • Saint Clement's Shores Park: 4.8 mi
  • Saint Clement Shores Park: 4.8 mi
  • Cobb Island Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • Abell's Wharf: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Mount Airy: 4.5 mi
  • Clifton Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Chantilly Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Kentucky Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
  • "On Watch": 17.4 mi
  • A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman: 18.1 mi
  • Big Skull II: 18.1 mi
  • Seated Woman: 18.1 mi
Museums: 21
  • Westmoreland County Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Potomac River Maritime Exhibit: 13.5 mi
  • Piney Point Light House Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Drayden African-American Schoolhouse: 15.0 mi
  • Sotterley Plantation: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 18
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Garden of Remembrance: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock Springs HillSSW 195°55 m13.4 mi
China HillSW 218°54 m11.7 mi
New Richmond HillWSW 240°52 m12.3 mi
Pantico HillS 190°52 m12.4 mi
Grants HillWSW 241°52 m13.4 mi
Sexton HillS 189°52 m14.7 mi
Kentucky HillSW 222°50 m6.0 mi
Stony HillSSW 207°48 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4519:5520:34
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2116:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384048586674787670604941
Precip in3.02.63.73.23.94.44.75.04.14.03.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warsaw 2 NW, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1334689907

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