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Chesapeake Forest

Chesapeake Forest from directly overhead

Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30991, -75.51412

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
  • Kilbirnie Playground: 3.1 mi
  • Schumaker Park: 3.9 mi
  • Winterplace Park: 4.7 mi
  • Harmon Field: 4.9 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • Section 2: 9.3 mi
  • Bethel Church: 13.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
  • Skip Gardner: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Sammy the Seagull: 5.5 mi
  • Old Starting Gate: 19.6 mi
  • Shark: 20.4 mi
  • Tractor: 22.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Backbone Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Delia Hill: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillWSW 240°12 m6.8 mi
Ryles HillW 273°4 m19.8 mi
Dunker HillWSW 257°3 m14.3 mi
Delia HillWNW 291°3 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373945556473787670594841
Precip in3.53.34.23.43.74.04.75.34.54.23.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury-wicomico Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314894291

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