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Redden State Forest - Deep Creek Tract

Redden State Forest - Deep Creek Tract from directly overhead

Redden State Forest - Deep Creek Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
DE Forest Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69872, -75.47100

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Circle Park: 4.6 mi
  • Georgetown Little League: 5.0 mi
  • Layton Park: 5.4 mi
  • Sports at the Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Bridgeville Park: 7.6 mi
Museums: 26
  • Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Georgetown Train Station Museum: 4.6 mi
  • School House: 5.3 mi
  • Nutter Marvel Carriage Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Civil War Monument: 5.3 mi
  • John Milton Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Skip Gardner: 11.7 mi
  • Zwaanendael Memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Bethel Church: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Senior Center Meditation Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 16.4 mi
  • Camden Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Opossum Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Bottom Hills: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redden State Forest - Deep Creek Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Opossum HillWNW 289°18 m19.0 mi
Bottom HillsESE 105°0 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3819:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373946566574797770594941
Precip in3.02.63.93.33.64.14.14.04.54.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown-delaware Coastal AP, 6 mi away.

  • Calico Pennant5 obs
  • Wood Duck3 obs
  • tiny bluet3 obs
  • Bald Eagle2 obs
  • Eastern Phoebe2 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander2 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle2 obs
  • Painted Turtle2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/914894485

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