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Chesapeake Forest - Dunn Swamp Complex

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Chesapeake Forest - Dunn Swamp Complex is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.03814, -75.56811

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Beaches: 10
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Makemie Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Crossing the Bar: 12.9 mi
  • SS Marine Electric: 12.9 mi
  • Section 2: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Corner Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
  • Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Camden Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Cherrytree Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Backbone Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Horse: 12.5 mi
  • Sammy the Seagull: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillN 349°12 m15.7 mi
Dunker HillNW 325°3 m19.1 mi
Cherrytree HillESE 103°1 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4119:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0516:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384046556473787771605042
Precip in3.12.83.93.13.23.44.44.34.34.02.93.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314894386

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