Nature reserve · Maryland
Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north, 20 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates37.97211, -75.66303
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 50
- Makemie Monument Park: 3.1 mi
- Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Cypress Park: 8.9 mi
- Newtown Park: 9.3 mi
- Crisfield Municipal Park: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sound Shore: 2.3 mi
- Langford Sand: 5.7 mi
- Guard Shore: 8.8 mi
- Wallops Beach: 13.5 mi
- Gargathy Beach: 15.7 mi
Museums: 8
- Costen House Museum: 8.8 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 8.8 mi
- Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Eastern Shore Railway Museum: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Makemie Monument: 3.1 mi
- Accomack County Confederate Monument: 13.0 mi
- Town of Parksley War Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Crossing the Bar: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 3
- Cherrytree Hill: 19.8 mi
- Backbone Hill: 20.1 mi
- Dunker Hill: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Corner Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Lockheed T-33: 9.0 mi
- Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Horse: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Watts Island Rocks: 18.1 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 | N 6° | 12 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dunker Hill | NNW 344° | 3 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cherrytree Hill | E 87° | 1 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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