Welch Point Managed Hunting Area
Welch Point Managed Hunting Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbor View Community Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harbor View Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Chesapeake City Park: 2.8 mi
- South Chesapeake City Historic District: 3.1 mi
- Chesland Park: 3.1 mi
- Ferryslip Road Park: 3.2 mi
- Mount Harmon: 9.2 mi
- Maryland Women in Military Service Monument: 9.3 mi
- Iron Hill Museum: 9.3 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 10.1 mi
- Courthouse Point Managed Hunting Area: 1.9 mi
- Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area: 1.9 mi
- Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 2.5 mi
- Dilks Forest Legacy Easement: 3.1 mi
- Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 3.2 mi
- Historical Society of Cecil County: 6.0 mi
- Upper Bay Museum: 6.1 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 11.0 mi
- Light Keeper's House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Maritime Museum: 11.5 mi
- Black Hill: 3.8 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hog Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bacon Hill: 5.6 mi
- Bull Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Clark Garden: 11.4 mi
- Native Garden: 11.4 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 11.5 mi
- Worrilow Garden: 11.5 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 11.5 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 17.0 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 19.3 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 19.9 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 22.2 mi
- Hammering Heart: 6.0 mi
- Hand: 10.8 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 11.4 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 12.1 mi
- Wings of Thought: 12.2 mi
- Roachs Shore: 5.3 mi
- North East Beach Area: 6.7 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 11.6 mi
- Betterton Beach: 15.0 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 17.5 mi
- White Banks: 7.4 mi
- The Eye: 13.4 mi
- Wildcat Point: 22.7 mi
- Green Quarry: 23.4 mi
- Frenchtown: 3.9 mi
- Lapidum: 14.5 mi
- Glenville: 17.7 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 3.4 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welch Point Managed Hunting Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Felix | WNW 282° | 142 m | 14.1 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 319° | 135 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | WNW 292° | 134 m | 12.3 mi |
| Egg Hill | N 351° | 125 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Friar | NW 304° | 116 m | 21.9 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | WNW 285° | 115 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NW 312° | 111 m | 24.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNE 31° | 101 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/315105910
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 3 mi
- Perryville · 11 mi
- Havre de Grace · 12 mi
- Newark · 12 mi
- Aberdeen · 16 mi
- New Castle · 19 mi
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