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Charlestown Athletic Complex

Charlestown Athletic Complex from directly overhead

Charlestown Athletic Complex is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fair Green Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
13 m

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Charlestown

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.57574, -75.97894

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 59
  • Caveat Forest Legacy Easement: 3.5 mi
  • Dilks Forest Legacy Easement: 4.3 mi
  • Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 4.7 mi
  • Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 5.0 mi
  • Welch Point Managed Hunting Area: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 38
Peaks: 27
Museums: 27
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 9.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlestown Athletic Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FelixW 268°142 m8.1 mi
Face RockNW 313°136 m24.0 mi
Goat HillNNW 330°135 m11.8 mi
Mount AraratWNW 284°134 m5.9 mi
Egg HillNE 36°125 m7.2 mi
Bald FriarNW 306°116 m15.3 mi
Schoolhouse HillW 278°115 m13.5 mi
Cherry HillNW 317°111 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:36
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2216:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542546473787669574638
Precip in3.62.64.23.43.94.54.74.55.14.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conowingo DAM, 12 mi away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly11 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • Pharaoh Cicada8 obs
  • Huron Skipper8 obs
  • Common Watersnake7 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail7 obs
  • American trumpet vine7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/679376869

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