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Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area

Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area from directly overhead

Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Rose Hill stands 48 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Patuxent River Natural Resource Management Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53155, -76.69076

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 35
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 24
  • Corncrib: 9.2 mi
  • Lemuel-Wallace House: 9.2 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 13.6 mi
  • Boarman Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Columbia Air Center: 15.4 mi
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 12
Attractions: 11
Peaks: 5
  • Fort Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Ellenboro Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Rose Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Ravens Crest: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Lower Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Upper Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Fruit Garden & Nursery: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rose HillW 268°48 m18.3 mi
Bunker HillWSW 239°38 m17.7 mi
Ellenboro HillWSW 240°37 m17.3 mi
Fort HillESE 120°35 m13.3 mi
Ravens CrestWSW 238°30 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4419:5520:35
September equinox06:5518:3119:06
December solstice07:2116:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556371767467564638
Precip in3.33.04.23.34.34.24.64.84.94.23.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mechanicsville 5 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314948827

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