Chesapeak Forest - Merrikan Gordy Complex
Chesapeak Forest - Merrikan Gordy Complex is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Interstate Fire Tower, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Interstate Fire Tower: 1.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Seipp Complex: 2.3 mi
- Long Swamp: 4.9 mi
- Taber State Forest: 5.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 6.3 mi
- Smithville Lake Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Caroline County 4-H Club and Youth Park: 5.5 mi
- Camp Mardela: 6.4 mi
- Denton Elementary School Park: 6.8 mi
- Martinak State Park: 6.9 mi
- Museum of Rural Life: 7.7 mi
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
- Ross Mansion: 11.9 mi
- Harrington Tower Railroad Museum: 12.2 mi
- The Greater Harrington Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 5.6 mi
- Skip Gardner: 13.9 mi
- Tom: 18.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 21.4 mi
- Wye Island: 22.1 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 8.9 mi
- Owens Station: 11.5 mi
- Banning: 12.1 mi
- New Market: 18.5 mi
- North Laurel: 18.7 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 18.6 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 21.0 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Mary: 11.6 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 24.2 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 20.4 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 24.8 mi
- Opossum Hill: 3.7 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 6.7 mi
- B Area Shelter: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesapeak Forest - Merrikan Gordy Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | WSW 254° | 18 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
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 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314894771
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