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Green Hill Fire Tower

Green Hill Fire Tower from directly overhead

Green Hill Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is DNR Held Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11878, -75.67417

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 7
  • Section 2: 7.4 mi
  • Makemie Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 20.9 mi
  • Crossing the Bar: 20.9 mi
  • SS Marine Electric: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Backbone Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Cherrytree Hill: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Corner Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
  • Camden Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Sammy the Seagull: 16.1 mi
  • Horse: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillNNE 16°12 m10.2 mi
Ryles HillNW 322°4 m18.0 mi
Dunker HillNNW 332°3 m11.4 mi
Cherrytree HillESE 114°1 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:47

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314930030

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