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Camp Conowingo

Camp Conowingo from directly overhead

Camp Conowingo is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Gap Hill stands 252 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Friar Road & Ferry, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69758, -76.19195

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Bald Friar Road & Ferry: 1.0 mi
  • Bigfoot Cabin (ruins): 3.0 mi
  • Hamilton Ruins (1870s): 3.2 mi
  • Timmons Lodge Ruins: 3.2 mi
  • Whiskey Still Site (1930s): 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Conowingo Fisherman's Park: 3.1 mi
  • Conowingo Park: 3.4 mi
  • Rowlandsville Fishing Park: 3.6 mi
  • Darlington Park: 3.6 mi
  • Chester Water Authority: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 58
  • Hand: 11.3 mi
  • Big Fish, School of Fish: 12.2 mi
  • Berrilicious (HoH): 13.6 mi
  • Maryland, My Maryland (HoH): 13.7 mi
  • Bel Air's Family Tree (HoH): 13.7 mi
Gardens: 37
Peaks: 34
Museums: 33
Attractions: 28
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 5
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Conowingo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap HillNNE 27°252 m22.3 mi
Stony HillN 3°233 m16.2 mi
Red HillNNW 339°192 m15.5 mi
Oak HillN 5°190 m17.7 mi
Turkey HillNW 322°184 m22.7 mi
Bunker HillN 0°171 m18.4 mi
Cherry HillSW 221°149 m20.2 mi
Mount FelixSSE 160°142 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3819:5620:37
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314948775

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