Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area
Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake City Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake City Park: 1.3 mi
- South Chesapeake City Historic District: 1.4 mi
- Chesland Park: 1.4 mi
- The Pell Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Ferryslip Road Park: 1.5 mi
- Iron Hill Museum: 7.9 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 8.9 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3: 9.0 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4: 9.2 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 5: 9.3 mi
- Welch Point Managed Hunting Area: 1.9 mi
- Bethel Managed Hunting Area: 2.3 mi
- Courthouse Point Managed Hunting Area: 3.2 mi
- Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 3.6 mi
- Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 4.3 mi
- Clark Garden: 10.1 mi
- Native Garden: 10.1 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 10.1 mi
- Worrilow Garden: 10.2 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 10.2 mi
- Historical Society of Cecil County: 5.1 mi
- Upper Bay Museum: 7.1 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 12.7 mi
- Light Keeper's House Museum: 13.2 mi
- Maritime Museum: 13.3 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Hog Hill: 5.6 mi
- Black Hill: 5.6 mi
- Grays Hill: 5.8 mi
- Bacon Hill: 6.2 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 17.5 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 17.8 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 19.1 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 20.5 mi
- Hammering Heart: 5.0 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.8 mi
- Wings of Thought: 10.9 mi
- The Student: 11.5 mi
- Hand: 12.5 mi
- Roachs Shore: 7.1 mi
- North East Beach Area: 8.6 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 13.3 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 15.7 mi
- Betterton Beach: 16.6 mi
- White Banks: 9.2 mi
- The Eye: 14.9 mi
- Wildcat Point: 24.0 mi
- Green Quarry: 24.8 mi
- Frenchtown: 3.1 mi
- Glenville: 16.1 mi
- Lapidum: 16.1 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 1.6 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Felix | W 279° | 142 m | 15.8 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 314° | 135 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Ararat | WNW 288° | 134 m | 13.9 mi |
| Egg Hill | NNW 339° | 125 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Friar | WNW 301° | 116 m | 23.2 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | WNW 283° | 115 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNE 27° | 101 m | 20.0 mi |
| Iron Hill | NNE 33° | 100 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/315105836
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 1 mi
- Newark · 11 mi
- Perryville · 13 mi
- Havre de Grace · 14 mi
- New Castle · 17 mi
- Aberdeen · 18 mi
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