Nature reserve · Maryland
Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates38.41850, -75.50985
- 2.3 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Chesapeake Forest: 0.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Winterplace Park: 2.8 mi
- Leonards Mill Park: 3.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Sports Complex: 4.2 mi
- Delmar Park: 4.2 mi
- State Street Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 28
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art: 5.7 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
- Bethel Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Shelbyville Museum: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Bethel Church: 8.7 mi
- Section 2: 15.3 mi
- Skip Gardner: 15.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 4.4 mi
- Berlin Commercial Historic District: 17.0 mi
- Freak Out: 23.7 mi
- Speedway: 23.7 mi
- Happy Swing: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Camden Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Food Garden: 17.3 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 18.5 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 19.0 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Sandy Hill Beach: 19.1 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 21.3 mi
- Bayside Beach: 23.4 mi
- Great Egging Beach: 23.4 mi
- Cape Windsor: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 5
- Sammy the Seagull: 7.3 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 19.7 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 21.5 mi
- Shark: 22.0 mi
- Tractor: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 4
- Backbone Hill: 12.5 mi
- Dunker Hill: 17.8 mi
- Ryles Hill: 21.1 mi
- Delia Hill: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- North Laurel: 10.7 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 | SSW 209° | 12 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ryles Hill | WSW 252° | 4 m | 21.1 mi |
| Dunker Hill | SW 233° | 3 m | 17.8 mi |
| Delia Hill | W 272° | 3 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:04 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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