Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler State Game Refuge, a park 1.2 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chandler State Game Refuge: 1.2 mi
- Byrd Park: 2.0 mi
- John Walter Smith Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Sturgis Park: 2.2 mi
- Girdletree Park: 3.5 mi
- Lambertson - Brick Kiln Farm Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 1.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.1 mi
- Julia A Purnell Museum: 2.1 mi
- Costen House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 10.7 mi
- Boathouse: 13.5 mi
- Rackliffe House: 14.5 mi
- Section 2: 14.7 mi
- Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 16.9 mi
- SS Marine Electric: 16.9 mi
- Crossing the Bar: 16.9 mi
- Makemie Monument: 19.7 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 10.0 mi
- Berlin Commercial Historic District: 15.6 mi
- Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center: 16.5 mi
- Freak Out: 20.9 mi
- Speedway: 20.9 mi
- Great Egging Beach: 12.4 mi
- Little Egging Beach: 13.0 mi
- Bow Beach: 14.4 mi
- Wallops Beach: 20.6 mi
- Sound Shore: 20.6 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 10.6 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Food Garden: 15.7 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 20.3 mi
- Horse: 15.1 mi
- Shark: 17.0 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 17.9 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 19.2 mi
- Tractor: 20.4 mi
- Cherrytree Hill: 12.1 mi
- Backbone Hill: 14.7 mi
- Dunker Hill: 22.1 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 | WNW 303° | 12 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dunker Hill | WNW 292° | 3 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cherrytree Hill | SSE 155° | 1 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:04 | 16:46 |
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 | 40 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snow Hill 4 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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