Bethel Managed Hunting Area
Bethel Managed Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica), a lighthouse 0.7 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pell Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Ferryslip Road Park: 0.9 mi
- South Chesapeake City Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Chesapeake City Park: 1.4 mi
- Chesland Park: 2.2 mi
- Iron Hill Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 9.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3: 9.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4: 9.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 5: 9.5 mi
- Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area: 2.3 mi
- Welch Point Managed Hunting Area: 4.1 mi
- Courthouse Point Managed Hunting Area: 4.8 mi
- Bohemia River State Park: 5.0 mi
- Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 5.7 mi
- Clark Garden: 9.8 mi
- Native Garden: 9.8 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 9.8 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 9.9 mi
- Worrilow Garden: 9.9 mi
- Historical Society of Cecil County: 5.9 mi
- Upper Bay Museum: 9.4 mi
- Bellanca Airfield Museum: 14.5 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 15.0 mi
- Ticket Office New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 15.3 mi
- Grays Hill: 5.9 mi
- Grays Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Hog Hill: 7.7 mi
- Black Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 17.0 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 17.3 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 19.3 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 19.3 mi
- Hammering Heart: 5.9 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.6 mi
- Wings of Thought: 10.7 mi
- The Student: 11.2 mi
- Hand: 14.8 mi
- Roachs Shore: 9.4 mi
- North East Beach Area: 10.6 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 14.1 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 14.6 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 15.6 mi
- Frenchtown: 4.3 mi
- Glenville: 15.2 mi
- Lapidum: 18.5 mi
- White Banks: 11.1 mi
- The Eye: 17.3 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 0.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bethel Managed Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Felix | W 280° | 142 m | 18.1 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 311° | 135 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | WNW 287° | 134 m | 16.2 mi |
| Egg Hill | NNW 329° | 125 m | 10.7 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | WNW 283° | 115 m | 23.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNE 21° | 101 m | 19.6 mi |
| Iron Hill | NNE 17° | 100 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cromleys Mountain | WNW 297° | 100 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 10 mi away.
- Azure Bluet26 obs
- Spangled Skimmer13 obs
- Citrine Forktail12 obs
- Blue Corporal12 obs
- Halloween Pennant11 obs
- Blue Dasher11 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk11 obs
- Monarch10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/315105814
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 1 mi
- Newark · 11 mi
- New Castle · 15 mi
- Perryville · 15 mi
- Havre de Grace · 16 mi
- Pennsville · 17 mi
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