South Marsh Island Wildlife Management Area
South Marsh Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of -3 m. Blue Gull Hill stands 22 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deal Island National Wildlife Reserve, a nature reserve 8.0 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wildlife and Heritage Service
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Religious Freedom Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Church Point · 20 mi
- Eagle Nesting Site · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deal Island National Wildlife Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 13.2 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 13.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 13.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest - Insley Complex: 14.6 mi
- Deal Island Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Roaring Point Park: 13.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
- Fairmount Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Wellington Beach and Park: 15.4 mi
- Civil War Museum / Marshland Nature Center: 14.3 mi
- Nature Center: 15.0 mi
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center: 19.2 mi
- St. John's Site (Historic St. Mary's City): 19.3 mi
- Saint Jerome Beach: 13.6 mi
- Swimming Beach: 14.1 mi
- Mount Vernon Beach: 16.0 mi
- Ginny Beach: 17.9 mi
- Marshalls Beach: 19.0 mi
- Fort Lincoln: 14.1 mi
- Confederate Monument: 15.5 mi
- Commemorative to The Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland: 18.8 mi
- Margaret Brent Pilgrimage: 19.3 mi
- Freedom of Conscience: 19.4 mi
- Blue Gull Hill: 15.6 mi
- Ryles Hill: 17.8 mi
- Dunker Hill: 19.6 mi
- Delia Hill: 23.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.9 mi
- Wailes Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Yellows Banks: 19.6 mi
- Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- "On Watch": 24.5 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 19.5 mi
- Eagle Nest: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Marsh Island Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Gull Hill | W 272° | 22 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ryles Hill | NE 39° | 4 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNE 12° | 4 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dunker Hill | ENE 60° | 3 m | 19.6 mi |
| Delia Hill | NNE 24° | 3 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Inigoes Webster Nolf, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/314948845
Day trips start here
- Hooper's Island · 14 mi
- Point Lookout · 14 mi
- St. Mary's City · 19 mi
- Lexington Park · 22 mi
- Solomons · 25 mi
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