Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Malone's Church, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 8 mi
- Church Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.9 mi
- Church Creek Fire Tower: 4.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 5.1 mi
- Christ Rock Park: 7.7 mi
- Snows Turn Park: 7.8 mi
- Cornish Park: 9.6 mi
- Bishop Clarence Cornish Sr. Historical Park: 9.7 mi
- J. Edward Walter Park: 9.8 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 10.0 mi
- Potomac Rhythm: 15.4 mi
- Castle of the Eye: 15.4 mi
- The Bird, Uranus II: 15.5 mi
- Equation: 15.5 mi
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Harriet Tubman Museum: 10.0 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 10.0 mi
- Neild Museum: 10.6 mi
- Cove Point Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 10.2 mi
- Lemuel-Wallace House: 16.4 mi
- Corncrib: 16.4 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory: 16.8 mi
- Cove Point Beach: 11.2 mi
- Long Beach: 13.5 mi
- Matoaka Beach: 13.9 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 14.2 mi
- Seahorse Beach: 14.3 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Calvert Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Roosevelt Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Malone's Church: 0.8 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 7.8 mi
- Stanley Institute: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Nest: 8.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 14.2 mi
- Delia Hill: 17.3 mi
- Ryles Hill: 21.5 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 23.2 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | WSW 258° | 35 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 96° | 4 m | 12.4 mi |
| Ryles Hill | ESE 120° | 4 m | 21.5 mi |
| Delia Hill | E 101° | 3 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patuxent River NAS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314895143
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 10 mi
- Hooper's Island · 12 mi
- Solomons · 16 mi
- Lexington Park · 20 mi
- Prince Frederick · 20 mi
- St. Michaels · 21 mi
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