Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay, a park 0.6 miles away. Colonial Parkway passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay: 0.6 mi
- Aaron Beach: 1.0 mi
- Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay: 1.7 mi
- Old Mill Landing: 1.8 mi
- Winter Harbor Landing: 2.2 mi
- Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox: 16.8 mi
- Hubba Hubba Highway: 23.2 mi
- Meltdown: 23.3 mi
- Nitro Racer: 23.3 mi
- Former Dive Show Area: 23.3 mi
- Mathews County Confederate Monument: 4.3 mi
- Historic Courthouse Circle: 15.3 mi
- GM3 Matthews Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Civil War Howitzer: 18.1 mi
- Unit Commissioning Memorabilia: 18.1 mi
- Mathews Maritime Museum: 4.2 mi
- Mathews Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Gwynn's Island Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tea House: 10.7 mi
- Deltaville Maritime Museum: 10.7 mi
- Tankards Beach: 14.4 mi
- Wilkins Beach: 14.5 mi
- Smith Beach: 14.6 mi
- Hungars Beach: 14.7 mi
- Wake Beach: 15.1 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 4.9 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 6.0 mi
- Grandview Natural Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Kiptopeke State Park: 22.4 mi
- Mockhorn: 23.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- New Roots Youth Garden: 16.4 mi
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden: 20.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.3 mi
- White Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- York River Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Butlers Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Pig Hill: 13.2 mi
- Church Hill: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- TRADOC Emblem: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | WNW 282° | 30 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pig Hill | W 274° | 21 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:10 | 16:51 |
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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