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Grove Neck Managed Hunting Area

Grove Neck Managed Hunting Area from directly overhead

Grove Neck Managed Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Cherry Hill stands 149 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grove Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Hunting is not allowed in the enclosed wildlife sanctuary.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.38958, -76.01773

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 38
Peaks: 27
Gardens: 23
Museums: 21
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 4
  • Chestertown Station: 12.8 mi
  • Ronnys Garden World: 22.0 mi
  • Sandy Hook Speedway: 22.7 mi
  • Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • G: 22.7 mi
  • F: 22.7 mi
  • H: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grove Neck Managed Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry HillWNW 285°149 m23.5 mi
Mount FelixNNW 334°142 m13.9 mi
Goat HillN 351°135 m23.4 mi
Mount AraratNNW 346°134 m14.7 mi
Mount VistaWNW 282°131 m23.9 mi
Egg HillNNE 19°125 m19.7 mi
Bald FriarNNW 335°116 m24.2 mi
Schoolhouse HillNW 323°115 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2819:03
December solstice07:2116:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/315105843

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