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Chesapeake Forest

Chesapeake Forest from directly overhead

Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ Rock Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.54655, -76.11539

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Christ Rock Park: 0.5 mi
  • Snows Turn Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cornish Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 2.3 mi
  • J. Edward Walter Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 27
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • John F. Kennedy: 2.8 mi
  • Tom: 16.1 mi
  • Centaur Castle: 18.4 mi
  • Lemuel-Wallace House: 22.1 mi
  • Corncrib: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Delia Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Fort Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 2
Lighthouses: 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
Fort HillWSW 249°35 m21.1 mi
Opossum HillNE 45°18 m23.5 mi
Sand HillSE 132°4 m8.8 mi
Ryles HillSE 140°4 m20.0 mi
Delia HillSE 126°3 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5320:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0616:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373946576675797771604941
Precip in3.53.14.43.73.94.04.34.84.24.43.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Royal OAK 2 SSW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314894504

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