Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract
Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sports at the Beach, a park 2.9 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sports at the Beach: 2.9 mi
- Georgetown Little League: 3.2 mi
- Layton Park: 3.5 mi
- Circle Park: 3.6 mi
- Mill Park: 4.1 mi
- Redden State Forest - Bailey Tract: 3.5 mi
- Pemberton Forest Nature Preserve - Ponders Tract: 4.3 mi
- Redden State Forest - Day Tract: 4.6 mi
- Redden State Forest - Sill Tract: 5.8 mi
- Redden State Forest - Barr Tract: 5.9 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 3.3 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Telephone Museum: 4.7 mi
- Nutter Marvel Carriage Museum: 4.7 mi
- John Milton Statue: 4.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.7 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 12.0 mi
- The Legacy of Ted Freeman: 12.5 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 12.8 mi
- New Market: 4.8 mi
- Banning: 8.9 mi
- Owens Station: 9.4 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 11.8 mi
- North Laurel: 16.1 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 12.7 mi
- Spinosaurus: 22.4 mi
- Triceratops: 22.4 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 13.1 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 13.5 mi
- Bayside Beach: 14.9 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 12.3 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 14.7 mi
- Bottom Hills: 18.4 mi
- Opossum Hill: 23.5 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 22.0 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 22.7 mi
- Overfalls: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | W 278° | 18 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bottom Hills | ESE 118° | 0 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown-delaware Coastal AP, 4 mi away.
- Painted Turtle31 obs
- Northern Cricket Frog19 obs
- Green Frog12 obs
- White-tailed Deer10 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander9 obs
- flat-branched tree-clubmoss9 obs
- Southern Leopard Frog8 obs
- Slaty Skimmer8 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/914900311
Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 16 mi
- Magnolia · 23 mi
- Denton · 26 mi
- Camden · 27 mi
- Cape May · 29 mi
- Eastern Shore · 30 mi
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