Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (South) Complex
Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (South) Complex is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitehaven Historic District, a park 0.7 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 5 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
- 13.5 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitehaven Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Pirate's Wharf Park: 1.8 mi
- Whitehaven Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Wetipquin Park: 4.7 mi
- Ellis Bay Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (South) Complex: 1.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (North) Complex: 1.4 mi
- DNR Held Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Teackle Mansion: 9.0 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 9.0 mi
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art: 11.7 mi
- Bethel Heritage Museum: 19.8 mi
- Dunker Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ryles Hill: 5.3 mi
- Backbone Hill: 9.4 mi
- Delia Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.4 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 4.8 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 21.8 mi
- Langford Sand: 23.7 mi
- Sound Shore: 23.9 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 20.0 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Nest: 18.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 21.3 mi
- Stanley Institute: 23.6 mi
- Section 2: 9.7 mi
- Skip Gardner: 21.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 23.9 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 9.8 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 23.8 mi
- North Laurel: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chesapeake Forest - Greenhill (South) Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Hill | ESE 113° | 12 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ryles Hill | W 277° | 4 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 312° | 4 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dunker Hill | S 171° | 3 m | 3.5 mi |
| Delia Hill | NW 320° | 3 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314894800
Day trips start here
- Hooper's Island · 23 mi
- Cambridge · 24 mi
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