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, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest - Insley Complex, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 4 mi
- Church Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake Forest - Insley Complex: 3.5 mi
- Church Creek Fire Tower: 6.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 7.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 8.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 8.8 mi
- Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Snows Turn Park: 10.9 mi
- Christ Rock Park: 11.1 mi
- Cornish Park: 12.6 mi
- Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 12.7 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 12.9 mi
- Castle of the Eye: 18.3 mi
- Potomac Rhythm: 18.3 mi
- The Bird, Uranus II: 18.4 mi
- Monumental Standing Cardinal: 18.4 mi
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
- Harriet Tubman Museum: 13.0 mi
- Neild Museum: 13.0 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 13.1 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 13.1 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 18.9 mi
- M.M. Davis Shipyard: 19.1 mi
- J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House: 19.2 mi
- Solomon’s Island: 19.2 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 14.3 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 15.2 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 16.3 mi
- Drum Point Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.5 mi
- Delia Hill: 11.6 mi
- Ryles Hill: 13.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 20.0 mi
- Dunker Hill: 20.4 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Yellows Banks: 21.5 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 23.7 mi
- Eagle Nest: 3.9 mi
- Malone's Church: 9.2 mi
- Stanley Institute: 11.1 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 14.6 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 21.9 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 19.2 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 | W 280° | 35 m | 20.0 mi |
| Blue Gull Hill | SW 218° | 22 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 50° | 4 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ryles Hill | ESE 108° | 4 m | 13.4 mi |
| Delia Hill | ENE 74° | 3 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dunker Hill | ESE 114° | 3 m | 20.4 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| 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 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patuxent River NAS, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314895135
Day trips start here
- Hooper's Island · 8 mi
- Cambridge · 13 mi
- Solomons · 19 mi
- Lexington Park · 20 mi
- St. Mary's City · 22 mi
- Point Lookout · 26 mi
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