Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area
Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. German Hill stands 45 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Island Trailhead at Macuum Creek, a park 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wildlife and Heritage Service
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cross Island Trailhead at Macuum Creek: 0.6 mi
- Old Love Point Park: 1.6 mi
- Stevensville Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Terrapin Beach Park: 2.4 mi
- Mowbray Park: 2.5 mi
- Waterman's Monument: 2.4 mi
- Wickes Memorial Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Wye Island: 9.5 mi
- Still on Patrol: 10.2 mi
- Willie McCool Memorial Marker: 10.2 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 9.9 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 10.3 mi
- Paca Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center: 11.7 mi
- Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 10.2 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 10.7 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 10.8 mi
- Naval Academy Museum: 10.8 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum: 11.1 mi
- Wickes Beach: 4.7 mi
- North Beach: 7.6 mi
- South Beach: 8.2 mi
- Bay Ridge Beach: 9.2 mi
- Main Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- George Washington: 20.8 mi
- Beach On My Mind: 22.5 mi
- Pearl: 22.5 mi
- Tadpole: 22.5 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 11.1 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 11.1 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 11.1 mi
- M60: 13.3 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 2.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 11.1 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 11.6 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 11.7 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Hill: 13.5 mi
- Mount Misery: 14.9 mi
- Tank Hill: 24.3 mi
- German Hill: 24.7 mi
- H: 20.5 mi
- G: 20.6 mi
- F: 20.6 mi
- Thomas Point Shoal Light: 9.4 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 21.1 mi
- Wilson: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Hill | NNW 330° | 45 m | 24.7 mi |
| Eagle Hill | NW 308° | 43 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 295° | 43 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevensville 2SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314948814
Day trips start here
- Kent Island · 2 mi
- Rock Hall · 12 mi
- St. Michaels · 13 mi
- Severna Park · 17 mi
- Easton · 18 mi
- Chestertown · 21 mi
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