Blackbird State Forest - Bruce C. Ennis Tract
Blackbird State Forest - Bruce C. Ennis Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Egg Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackbird State Forest - Wright Tract, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Townsend Municipal Park: 2.7 mi
- Smyrna Sports Park: 4.8 mi
- Smyrna Municipal Park: 5.1 mi
- Odessa National Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Odessa National Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Taylor's Bridge School (District No. 66): 6.2 mi
- Delaware River and Bay Monument: 8.8 mi
- Augustine Beach: 11.9 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 12.4 mi
- Village of Port Penn: 12.5 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 4.5 mi
- Monster Monument: 14.4 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 16.1 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum (First State Heritage Park): 16.3 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 16.3 mi
- Smyrna Museum: 5.8 mi
- Massey Air Museum: 7.2 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 13.6 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 14.6 mi
- Kent Museum: 16.0 mi
- Daves Hill: 12.4 mi
- Black Hill: 18.3 mi
- Mauldin Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Bull Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Grays Hill: 18.7 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 21.6 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 21.6 mi
- Native Garden: 21.6 mi
- Clark Garden: 21.6 mi
- Hammering Heart: 19.0 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 22.5 mi
- Wings of Thought: 22.6 mi
- George Washington: 22.6 mi
- The Student: 22.7 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 16.2 mi
- North East Beach Area: 18.8 mi
- Roachs Shore: 19.9 mi
- Betterton Beach: 20.2 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 21.1 mi
- Frenchtown: 17.5 mi
- Glenville: 24.7 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 13.5 mi
- White Banks: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackbird State Forest - Bruce C. Ennis Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Hill | NNW 332° | 125 m | 23.8 mi |
| Iron Hill | N 350° | 100 m | 19.8 mi |
| Foys Hill | NW 314° | 92 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 348° | 89 m | 20.8 mi |
| Drummond Hill | N 357° | 88 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NW 304° | 85 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mauldin Mountain | WNW 299° | 80 m | 18.6 mi |
| Grays Hill | NNW 341° | 80 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 17 mi away.
- Eastern Pondhawk23 obs
- fan clubmoss22 obs
- Fowler's Toad19 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain18 obs
- Marbled Salamander16 obs
- Northern Cricket Frog15 obs
- Blue Dasher13 obs
- shining firmoss13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/915298512
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 14 mi
- Dover · 16 mi
- Camden · 18 mi
- New Castle · 22 mi
- Pennsville · 22 mi
- Chestertown · 23 mi
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