Adkins Arboretum
Adkins Arboretum is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuckahoe State Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuckahoe State Park: 1.1 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 2.4 mi
- Hillsboro Community Park: 2.6 mi
- Historic Railroad Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Martin Sutton Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Bridgetown Ponds Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 6.1 mi
- DNR Held Conservation Easement: 7.2 mi
- Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.6 mi
- Hollinsworth Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 8.4 mi
- Caroline County Shooting Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Greensboro Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Museum of Rural Life: 7.2 mi
- Historical Society of Talbot County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Buck Bacchus Store Museum: 19.0 mi
- Saint Marys Square Museum: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Queen Anne: 9.5 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 9.8 mi
- Wye Island: 10.5 mi
- Tom: 14.2 mi
- Conquest Beach: 14.3 mi
- Wickes Beach: 17.3 mi
- North Beach: 23.6 mi
- South Beach: 23.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 11.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.2 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 21.1 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 21.9 mi
- Owens Station: 24.2 mi
- Banning: 24.7 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 8.2 mi
- Chestertown Station: 19.0 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Mary: 14.2 mi
- George Washington: 19.6 mi
- B Area Shelter: 8.1 mi
- Opossum Hill: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Adkins Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | SSE 149° | 18 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chestertown, 19 mi away.
- Fowler's Toad137 obs
- crane-fly orchid136 obs
- mayapple127 obs
- common pawpaw101 obs
- American Bullfrog100 obs
- strawberry bush96 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty89 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage75 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7093829620
Day trips start here
- Denton · 7 mi
- Eastern Shore · 11 mi
- Easton · 14 mi
- St. Michaels · 19 mi
- Chestertown · 20 mi
- Kent Island · 20 mi
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