Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 7 mi
- Church Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake Forest: 0.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.0 mi
- Church Creek Fire Tower: 3.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.6 mi
- Christ Rock Park: 5.8 mi
- Snows Turn Park: 5.9 mi
- Cornish Park: 7.6 mi
- Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 7.7 mi
- J. Edward Walter Park: 7.8 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 8.0 mi
- Potomac Rhythm: 17.4 mi
- Castle of the Eye: 17.4 mi
- The Bird, Uranus II: 17.4 mi
- Equation: 17.4 mi
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
- Harriet Tubman Museum: 8.0 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 8.1 mi
- Neild Museum: 8.7 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 8.2 mi
- Lemuel-Wallace House: 17.6 mi
- Corncrib: 17.6 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 12.4 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 13.2 mi
- Long Beach: 15.0 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 15.4 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 16.2 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Malone's Church: 1.2 mi
- Stanley Institute: 6.0 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 7.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 15.8 mi
- Delia Hill: 16.3 mi
- Ryles Hill: 21.1 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesapeake Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | WSW 254° | 35 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 103° | 4 m | 11.3 mi |
| Ryles Hill | SE 125° | 4 m | 21.1 mi |
| Delia Hill | ESE 107° | 3 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Royal OAK 2 SSW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314894511
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 8 mi
- Hooper's Island · 14 mi
- Solomons · 18 mi
- Easton · 20 mi
- St. Michaels · 20 mi
- Prince Frederick · 21 mi
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