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Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area

Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area from directly overhead

Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bush Declaration Natural Resources Management Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Park Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.46962, -76.25891

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Grass Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Evergreen Garden: 6.4 mi
Museums
  • Aberdeen Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Hays House: 6.4 mi
  • Jerusalem Mill Museum and Vistors Center: 7.1 mi
  • Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 10.1 mi
  • Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 36
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 14.1 mi
  • Willow Grove Barn: 15.8 mi
  • Double Rock Park: 15.8 mi
  • Spring House: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • F: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • The Eye: 12.0 mi
  • White Banks: 14.1 mi
  • Green Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Loch Raven Cliffs: 15.5 mi
  • Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Marble Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Crises Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bush Declaration Natural Resource Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillW 268°200 m22.1 mi
Oregon RidgeW 273°191 m22.8 mi
Abell RidgeW 259°155 m20.3 mi
Satyr HillWSW 254°151 m15.8 mi
Cherry HillW 273°149 m9.8 mi
Cub HillWSW 254°147 m14.5 mi
Luskins HillWSW 254°144 m17.1 mi
Mount FelixNE 44°142 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0316:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314948786

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