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Johnson Wildlife Management Area

Johnson Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Johnson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wildlife and Heritage Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30574, -75.49410

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
  • Kilbirnie Playground: 3.4 mi
  • Schumaker Park: 4.9 mi
  • Winterplace Park: 5.1 mi
  • Nick Meyer Park: 5.9 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 10
  • Section 2: 10.0 mi
  • Bethel Church: 12.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • CG-41300: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Backbone Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Delia Hill: 24.1 mi
  • Cherrytree Hill: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Sammy the Seagull: 6.6 mi
  • Old Starting Gate: 18.5 mi
  • Shark: 19.3 mi
  • Tractor: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillWSW 246°12 m7.7 mi
Ryles HillW 274°4 m20.9 mi
Dunker HillW 259°3 m15.4 mi
Delia HillWNW 291°3 m24.1 mi
Cherrytree HillSSE 154°1 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373945556473787670594841
Precip in3.53.34.23.43.74.04.75.34.54.23.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury-wicomico Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

  • Prothonotary Warbler13 obs
  • Bicolored Sallow10 obs
  • orange milkwort9 obs
  • Ipsilon Dart Moth8 obs
  • Carolina ipecac8 obs
  • Holly Sallow8 obs
  • nodding ladies' tresses8 obs
  • Eastern Fence Lizard7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314930037

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