Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Iron Hill stands 100 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - Lighthouse Island Tract, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Delaware River and Bay Monument: 3.3 mi
- Taylor's Bridge School (District No. 66): 3.9 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 7.2 mi
- Madison Island: 9.3 mi
- Augustine Beach: 9.8 mi
- Smyrna Municipal Park: 6.1 mi
- Odessa National Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Odessa National Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Duck Creek Historical Society Plank House Area: 6.2 mi
- Lake Como Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 5.7 mi
- Monster Monument: 12.5 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 14.4 mi
- First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries: 14.6 mi
- Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park): 14.7 mi
- Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - Lighthouse Island Tract: 1.4 mi
- Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Swamp Rocks Tract: 5.6 mi
- Blackbird State Forest - Barlow Tract: 7.4 mi
- Blackbird State Forest - Bruce C. Ennis Tract: 8.2 mi
- Smyrna Museum: 6.2 mi
- Cumberland County Prehistoric Museum: 10.5 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 12.2 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 13.0 mi
- Woodburn: Governor's House: 14.4 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Rain garden: 22.7 mi
- Meditation garden: 22.7 mi
- Pine Mount: 11.0 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 12.1 mi
- Coffin Hill: 12.5 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 19.3 mi
- Daves Hill: 20.6 mi
- Hammering Heart: 22.8 mi
- Beauty and the Beast: 22.9 mi
- The Student: 24.2 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 24.3 mi
- Wings of Thought: 24.4 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 12.7 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 19.7 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 21.0 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 18.3 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 24.1 mi
- Frenchtown: 21.9 mi
- Glenville: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Hill | NNW 328° | 100 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 327° | 89 m | 23.2 mi |
| Grays Hill | NW 320° | 80 m | 22.0 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 298° | 77 m | 24.6 mi |
| Grays Hill | NW 323° | 62 m | 23.0 mi |
| Big Mannington Hill | NNE 28° | 36 m | 19.3 mi |
| Coffin Hill | NE 48° | 31 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pine Mount | ENE 72° | 28 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:00 | 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, 16 mi away.
- Eastern Mud Turtle29 obs
- Great Horned Owl8 obs
- Spring Peeper7 obs
- Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog7 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk6 obs
- Bald Eagle6 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle6 obs
- Green Frog6 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/656839154
Day trips start here
- Dover · 14 mi
- Salem County · 17 mi
- Camden · 18 mi
- Chesapeake City · 18 mi
- New Castle · 20 mi
- Pennsville · 20 mi
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