- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Backbone Hill12 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Crab Scenic Byway4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 37.9805, -75.6540
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 1 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north, 19 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 3 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 | N 5° | 12 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dunker Hill | NNW 342° | 3 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cherrytree Hill | E 89° | 1 m | 19.3 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 50
- Makemie Monument Park: 3.5 mi
- Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Cypress Park: 8.1 mi
- Newtown Park: 8.6 mi
- Crisfield Municipal Park: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sound Shore: 2.9 mi
- Langford Sand: 6.3 mi
- Guard Shore: 9.4 mi
- Wallops Beach: 13.5 mi
- Gargathy Beach: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Costen House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 8.0 mi
- Nature Center: 10.8 mi
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Eastern Shore Railway Museum: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Makemie Monument: 3.5 mi
- Accomack County Confederate Monument: 13.6 mi
- Town of Parksley War Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Crossing the Bar: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 3
- Cherrytree Hill: 19.3 mi
- Backbone Hill: 19.4 mi
- Dunker Hill: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Corner Sanctuary: 8.0 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
- Horse: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Watts Island Rocks: 18.9 mi
| 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).
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