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Long Swamp

Long Swamp from directly overhead

Long Swamp is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73500, -75.77257

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chambers Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Chambers Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Marina Park: 3.2 mi
  • Smithville Lake Community Park: 3.8 mi
  • South County Regional Park: 4.0 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 7
  • William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 7.6 mi
  • Skip Gardner: 10.6 mi
  • Tom: 16.4 mi
  • John F. Kennedy: 19.9 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Opossum Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Delia Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Opossum HillNNW 333°18 m4.0 mi
Sand HillSSW 213°4 m22.3 mi
Delia HillSSW 199°3 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:15
June solstice05:3919:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2719:02
December solstice07:1816:0416:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353643546372777568574739
Precip in3.62.94.03.43.74.24.04.54.84.23.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314895156

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