Piney Point Aquaculture Center
Piney Point Aquaculture Center is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Rock Springs Hill stands 55 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lighthouse, a artwork 1.6 miles away. Religious Freedom Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
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How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 5 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Point Landing Park: 2.0 mi
- George B Cecil Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Chancellors Point Natural History Area: 4.3 mi
- Chancellors Point Natural History Area: 4.4 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Park: 5.0 mi
- Lighthouse: 1.6 mi
- "On Watch": 11.8 mi
- Seated Woman: 13.0 mi
- Squatting Woman with Shawl: 13.0 mi
- Resting: 13.1 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 8.4 mi
- Shingle Hill: 10.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.6 mi
- Thompson Hill: 13.0 mi
- Hogans Hill: 14.1 mi
- Piney Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lane Beach: 3.6 mi
- Saint George Island Beach: 3.8 mi
- Ragged Point Beach: 5.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.9 mi
- Potomac River Maritime Exhibit: 1.8 mi
- Piney Point Light House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Drayden African-American Schoolhouse: 2.1 mi
- The Maryland Dove: 4.9 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City: 5.1 mi
- Freedom of Conscience: 5.1 mi
- Margaret Brent Pilgrimage: 5.1 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 5.7 mi
- African American Monument: 8.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 9.7 mi
- Protected Bird Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- Elms Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Mollys Leg Dredge Spoil: 11.6 mi
- Former Rowland Property: 13.0 mi
- Greenwell State Park: 14.2 mi
- Yellows Banks: 5.4 mi
- Poseys Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Nutts Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Nomini Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 5.0 mi
- Drum Point Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piney Point Aquaculture Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs Hill | WSW 242° | 55 m | 18.1 mi |
| China Hill | WSW 256° | 54 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pantico Hill | WSW 242° | 52 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sexton Hill | SW 235° | 52 m | 17.9 mi |
| New Richmond Hill | W 265° | 52 m | 23.1 mi |
| Grants Hill | W 265° | 52 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kentucky Hill | W 269° | 50 m | 16.5 mi |
| Stony Hill | WSW 252° | 48 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:09 | 16:50 |
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 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- St. Mary's City · 5 mi
- Lexington Park · 8 mi
- Leonardtown · 11 mi
- Solomons · 12 mi
- Point Lookout · 13 mi
- Westmoreland County · 16 mi
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