Chesapeake Forest
Chesapeake Forest is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is DNR Held Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.8 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
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DNR Held Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.2 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.6 mi
- Stockton Park: 3.0 mi
- Girdletree Park: 3.6 mi
- Milburn Landing State Park: 3.9 mi
- Vaughn Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Chandler State Game Refuge: 4.4 mi
- Costen House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 6.0 mi
- Julia A Purnell Museum: 7.3 mi
- Museum of Chincoteague Island: 12.5 mi
- Teackle Mansion: 15.3 mi
- Bow Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sound Shore: 15.3 mi
- Wallops Beach: 15.9 mi
- Great Egging Beach: 17.4 mi
- Little Egging Beach: 18.0 mi
- Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 12.9 mi
- SS Marine Electric: 12.9 mi
- Crossing the Bar: 12.9 mi
- Makemie Monument: 14.0 mi
- Section 2: 14.1 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 4.9 mi
- Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center: 13.3 mi
- Berlin Commercial Historic District: 21.3 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 23.9 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 6.0 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Food Garden: 21.3 mi
- Horse: 11.4 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 19.8 mi
- Shark: 22.5 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 24.8 mi
- Cherrytree Hill: 10.9 mi
- Backbone Hill: 15.2 mi
- Dunker Hill: 21.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Hill | NW 324° | 12 m | 15.2 mi |
| Dunker Hill | NW 307° | 3 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cherrytree Hill | SE 127° | 1 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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