Nature reserve · Maryland
Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates38.44744, -75.45473
- 3.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Fox Park: 4.9 mi
- Trap Pond State Park: 5.2 mi
- Winterplace Park: 5.6 mi
- Delmar Park: 6.1 mi
- Leonards Mill Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 27
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art: 9.2 mi
- Bethel Heritage Museum: 12.2 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 12.2 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 12.2 mi
- Shelbyville Museum: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Bethel Church: 5.4 mi
- Skip Gardner: 15.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 16.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 8
- Bayside Beach: 19.8 mi
- Cape Windsor: 20.6 mi
- Maryland Beach: 21.9 mi
- Fenwick Beach: 21.9 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 7.7 mi
- Berlin Commercial Historic District: 15.3 mi
- Circus: 21.4 mi
- Freak Out: 21.5 mi
- Speedway: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sammy the Seagull: 10.8 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 17.5 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 17.9 mi
- Shark: 20.3 mi
- Tractor: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 5
- Backbone Hill: 15.8 mi
- Dunker Hill: 21.4 mi
- Bottom Hills: 23.8 mi
- Ryles Hill: 24.5 mi
- Delia Hill: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Camden Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 15.0 mi
- Food Garden: 15.6 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- North Laurel: 10.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Hill | SW 215° | 12 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ryles Hill | WSW 250° | 4 m | 24.5 mi |
| Dunker Hill | SW 234° | 3 m | 21.4 mi |
| Delia Hill | W 267° | 3 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bottom Hills | ENE 60° | 0 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury 2N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314894247
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