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Church Creek Fire Tower

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Elevation, modelled
1 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Fort Hill35 m · 18.4 mi
Nearest byway
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
38.4743, -76.1417
Church Creek Fire Tower from directly overhead

Church Creek Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 1 m. Fort Hill stands 35 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Maryland Forest Service

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Church Creek Fire Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillW 262°35 m18.4 mi
Sand HillE 96°4 m8.0 mi
Ryles HillSE 126°4 m17.6 mi
Delia HillESE 103°3 m12.9 mi
Dunker HillSE 126°3 m24.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4219:5320:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373946576675797771604941
Precip in3.53.14.43.73.94.04.34.84.24.43.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Royal OAK 2 SSW, 17 mi away.

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