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Mahan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement

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Mahan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoltzfus Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
DNR and Somerset Soil Conservation District

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01318, -75.68254

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 9
Beaches: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Makemie Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Section 2: 14.7 mi
  • Accomack County Confederate Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Town of Parksley War Memorial: 16.0 mi
  • Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Backbone Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Dunker Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Cherrytree Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Ryles Hill: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Corner Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
  • Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Camden Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Horse: 17.2 mi
  • Sammy the Seagull: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mahan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Backbone HillN 11°12 m17.4 mi
Ryles HillNNW 334°4 m24.0 mi
Dunker HillNNW 344°3 m18.0 mi
Cherrytree HillE 95°1 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5020:29
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384046556473787771605042
Precip in3.12.83.93.13.23.44.44.34.34.02.93.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/314930046

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