Blackbird State Forest - Jones Tract
Blackbird State Forest - Jones Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Egg Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackbird State Forest - Naudain Tract, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Townsend Municipal Park: 5.7 mi
- Cypress Branch State Park: 5.7 mi
- Cypress Branch State Park: 5.8 mi
- Cypress Branch State Park: 5.9 mi
- Millington Park: 6.1 mi
- Taylor's Bridge School (District No. 66): 10.6 mi
- Jimmie Foxx Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Mount Harmon: 11.1 mi
- Delaware River and Bay Monument: 13.2 mi
- Hazelmore: 14.6 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 7.6 mi
- Monster Monument: 15.7 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 17.0 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum (First State Heritage Park): 17.1 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 17.2 mi
- Massey Air Museum: 2.9 mi
- Smyrna Museum: 8.4 mi
- Kent Museum: 12.2 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 14.7 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 15.8 mi
- Daves Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mauldin Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Bull Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Black Hill: 17.3 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 18.6 mi
- George Washington: 18.2 mi
- Hammering Heart: 19.8 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 22.8 mi
- Hand: 23.3 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 24.2 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Native Garden: 23.4 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 23.4 mi
- Clark Garden: 23.4 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 23.4 mi
- Betterton Beach: 16.6 mi
- North East Beach Area: 16.8 mi
- Roachs Shore: 18.7 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 20.1 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 23.9 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.1 mi
- White Banks: 16.4 mi
- Frenchtown: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackbird State Forest - Jones Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Hill | NNW 342° | 125 m | 24.1 mi |
| Iron Hill | N 1° | 100 m | 21.5 mi |
| Foys Hill | NW 325° | 92 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 358° | 89 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NW 317° | 85 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mauldin Mountain | NW 312° | 80 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rhodes Mountain | NNW 331° | 80 m | 18.6 mi |
| Grays Hill | N 354° | 80 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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, 17 mi away.
- Northern Cricket Frog42 obs
- Green Frog34 obs
- Fowler's Toad32 obs
- Blue Dasher19 obs
- Southern Leopard Frog19 obs
- Marbled Salamander18 obs
- Common Whitetail17 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain16 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/915309936
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 14 mi
- Dover · 17 mi
- Chestertown · 18 mi
- Camden · 19 mi
- Magnolia · 23 mi
- Havre de Grace · 24 mi
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