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Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area

Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area from directly overhead

Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kent Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Maryland Park Service

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.35429, -75.98392

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks: 35
Gardens: 23
Peaks: 22
Museums: 20
Beaches: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • G: 23.6 mi
  • F: 23.6 mi
  • H: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FelixNNW 332°142 m16.9 mi
Mount AraratNNW 342°134 m17.6 mi
Egg HillNNE 12°125 m21.6 mi
Schoolhouse HillNW 323°115 m21.6 mi
Iron HillNNE 32°100 m23.2 mi
Cromleys MountainNNW 335°100 m24.3 mi
Foys HillN 356°92 m16.6 mi
Sugar HillNW 323°90 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2116:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669574738
Precip in3.32.94.33.73.94.44.33.64.93.73.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chestertown, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/314930072

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