- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Backbone Hill12 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Crab Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2770, -75.7980
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 6 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitehaven Historic District, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
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 | E 97° | 12 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ryles Hill | NW 306° | 4 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 320° | 4 m | 16.6 mi |
| Dunker Hill | ESE 123° | 3 m | 1.7 mi |
| Delia Hill | NNW 330° | 3 m | 12.2 mi |
- On the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitehaven Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Mount Vernon Park: 2.8 mi
- Whitehaven Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Ellis Bay Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Pirate's Wharf Park: 3.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 0.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (South) Complex: 1.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.0 mi
- Teackle Mansion: 7.5 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 11.6 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 11.6 mi
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art: 13.3 mi
- Nature Center: 18.6 mi
- Dunker Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ryles Hill: 5.5 mi
- Backbone Hill: 9.5 mi
- Delia Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 16.6 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 6.2 mi
- Langford Sand: 21.2 mi
- Sound Shore: 21.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 23.6 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Nest: 19.0 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 19.9 mi
- Stanley Institute: 24.8 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 18.5 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 18.7 mi
- Section 2: 9.0 mi
- Skip Gardner: 24.3 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 11.4 mi
- North Laurel: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 13 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cambridge · 25 mi
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