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Chesapeake Forest - Cordery Complex

Chesapeake Forest - Cordery Complex from directly overhead

Chesapeake Forest - Cordery Complex is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.27150, -75.44645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 9
  • Section 2: 11.3 mi
  • Bethel Church: 13.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • CG-41300: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 8
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Sammy the Seagull: 10.0 mi
  • Old Starting Gate: 16.6 mi
  • Shark: 16.7 mi
  • Tractor: 18.9 mi
  • Horse: 24.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Backbone Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Cherrytree Hill: 21.2 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesapeake Forest - Cordery Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillW 266°12 m9.6 mi
Ryles HillW 279°4 m23.8 mi
Dunker HillW 268°3 m17.7 mi
Cherrytree HillSSE 158°1 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5020:29
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404148586775797772615143
Precip in3.53.14.33.53.73.84.14.85.34.13.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snow Hill 4 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314894394

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