Powellville Fire Tower
Powellville Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Backbone Hill stands 12 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chesapeake Forest: 0.5 mi
- Jones Et Al Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 0.9 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 1.5 mi
- Patey Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 1.6 mi
- Patey Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 1.8 mi
- Eastside Youth Sports Complex: 3.2 mi
- Willards Park and Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Whaleyville Park: 4.7 mi
- Bay Club Trail System: 5.8 mi
- Newark Neighbourhood Park: 7.5 mi
- Calvin B. Taylor House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ghost Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Mermaid Museum: 7.6 mi
- Shelbyville Museum: 10.3 mi
- Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art: 11.7 mi
- Bethel Church: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- CG-41300: 14.5 mi
- Anchor: 14.6 mi
- Berlin Commercial Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 13.5 mi
- Freak Out: 14.6 mi
- Speedway: 14.6 mi
- Happy Swing: 14.6 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 10.8 mi
- Shark: 12.4 mi
- Tractor: 13.5 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 13.5 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 20.3 mi
- Food Garden: 7.8 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 10.7 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 16.7 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 21.9 mi
- Great Egging Beach: 13.9 mi
- Little Egging Beach: 14.2 mi
- Cape Windsor: 16.9 mi
- Maryland Beach: 18.0 mi
- Fenwick Beach: 18.7 mi
- Backbone Hill: 15.7 mi
- Dunker Hill: 23.3 mi
- Bottom Hills: 24.2 mi
- North Laurel: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powellville Fire Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Hill | WSW 248° | 12 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dunker Hill | WSW 256° | 3 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bottom Hills | NE 39° | 0 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snow Hill 4 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314930064
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