Lecompte Wildlife Management Area
Lecompte Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Le Compte Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wildlife and Heritage Service
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Le Compte Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Mardela Springs Park: 6.9 mi
- Mardela Springs Park: 6.9 mi
- Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- San Domingo Park: 9.1 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Hoernicke Oliphant Complex: 1.8 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 2.6 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 3.8 mi
- Mowbrey Farm Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
- East New Market Heritage Museum: 9.9 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 11.6 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 11.7 mi
- Neild Museum: 12.1 mi
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
- Delia Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 6.0 mi
- Ryles Hill: 9.4 mi
- Dunker Hill: 14.8 mi
- Backbone Hill: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Nest: 11.0 mi
- Stanley Institute: 13.2 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 16.2 mi
- Malone's Church: 18.1 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 18.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 13.0 mi
- Skip Gardner: 16.1 mi
- Section 2: 20.7 mi
- Tom: 24.2 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 7.4 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 10.4 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 14.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 12.9 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 17.0 mi
- Mary: 20.1 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- North Laurel: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lecompte Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | N 10° | 18 m | 23.0 mi |
| Backbone Hill | SE 134° | 12 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | W 272° | 4 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ryles Hill | S 179° | 4 m | 9.4 mi |
| Delia Hill | SW 215° | 3 m | 2.4 mi |
| Dunker Hill | SSE 156° | 3 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 38 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 4 mi away.
- sallow sedge16 obs
- American Mistletoe14 obs
- American Royal Fern14 obs
- swamp rose mallow13 obs
- Bluegill12 obs
- Turk's-cap lily11 obs
- Helmet skullcap11 obs
- buttonbush9 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/314930042
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 13 mi
- Hooper's Island · 21 mi
- Eastern Shore · 24 mi
- Easton · 24 mi
- St. Michaels · 29 mi
- Denton · 30 mi
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