Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area
Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 28 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 29 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sassafrass Natural Resource Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Grove Farm Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Grove Neck Managed Hunting Area: 2.1 mi
- Grove Neck Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Grove Point Camp: 2.7 mi
- Turner Creek Landing Park: 1.2 mi
- Betterton Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Betterton Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Betterton Beach Park: 3.6 mi
- Galena Town Park: 6.3 mi
- Hazelmore: 2.5 mi
- Maryland's First Women Voters: 3.6 mi
- Crew's Landing: 3.6 mi
- Mount Harmon: 4.3 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 13.1 mi
- George Washington: 10.8 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 13.1 mi
- Hand: 14.4 mi
- Eagle: 14.7 mi
- Kites of Bel Air (HoH): 18.0 mi
- Daves Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mauldin Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Bull Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Boothby Hill: 12.1 mi
- Black Hill: 12.1 mi
- Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Community Connecting Us - Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Polinator Garden: 18.9 mi
- Marshy Point Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 20.4 mi
- Kent Museum: 1.0 mi
- Massey Air Museum: 11.3 mi
- Buck Bacchus Store Museum: 11.4 mi
- Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 13.1 mi
- Maritime Museum: 13.1 mi
- Betterton Beach: 3.6 mi
- North East Beach Area: 9.0 mi
- Roachs Shore: 12.5 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 14.5 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 14.7 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- G: 23.1 mi
- F: 23.1 mi
- H: 23.1 mi
- Chestertown Station: 11.4 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 20.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 24.7 mi
- White Banks: 8.1 mi
- The Eye: 17.2 mi
- Frenchtown: 17.2 mi
- Lapidum: 17.7 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.2 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Felix | NNW 334° | 142 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Ararat | NNW 344° | 134 m | 16.8 mi |
| Egg Hill | NNE 14° | 125 m | 21.1 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | NW 323° | 115 m | 20.7 mi |
| Iron Hill | NE 34° | 100 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cromleys Mountain | NNW 336° | 100 m | 23.5 mi |
| Foys Hill | N 359° | 92 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NW 324° | 90 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chestertown, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314948840
Day trips start here
- Chestertown · 11 mi
- Aberdeen · 13 mi
- Havre de Grace · 14 mi
- Chesapeake City · 15 mi
- Perryville · 15 mi
- Edgewood · 17 mi
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