Choptank Wetlands Preserve
Choptank Wetlands Preserve is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ewing - Ball, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ewing - Ball: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Lane Complex: 2.0 mi
- Seth Demonstration Forest: 2.2 mi
- Otwell Woodland Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Malick Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement: 9.6 mi
- Stoney Ridge Park: 3.4 mi
- Waylands Park: 3.9 mi
- Matthewstown Run Park: 4.3 mi
- Idlewild Park: 4.4 mi
- Golton Park: 4.6 mi
- Historical Society of Talbot County Museum: 5.0 mi
- Oxford Museum: 9.6 mi
- East New Market Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Neild Museum: 11.7 mi
- Richardson Maritime Museum: 11.7 mi
- Tom: 4.9 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 11.5 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 11.7 mi
- Centaur Castle: 11.7 mi
- Wye Island: 14.3 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 12.5 mi
- Spocott Windmill: 13.8 mi
- Stanley Institute: 13.9 mi
- Malone's Church: 20.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 20.9 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 10.3 mi
- South Beach: 21.8 mi
- North Beach: 21.9 mi
- Wickes Beach: 24.3 mi
- Herb & Polinator Garden: 11.0 mi
- Cambridge Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.4 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 24.5 mi
- Opossum Hill: 11.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.5 mi
- Delia Hill: 21.3 mi
- Mary: 3.3 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 11.9 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 20.1 mi
- B Area Shelter: 12.6 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Choptank Wetlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | ENE 70° | 18 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 179° | 4 m | 18.5 mi |
| Delia Hill | SSE 166° | 3 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Royal OAK 2 SSW, 10 mi away.
- Bald Eagle40 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird39 obs
- Mallard23 obs
- Greater Yellowlegs21 obs
- Canada Goose18 obs
- Semipalmated Plover17 obs
- Great Blue Heron16 obs
- Mummichog16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/21695018
Day trips start here
- Easton · 5 mi
- Eastern Shore · 7 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- St. Michaels · 12 mi
- Denton · 14 mi
- Kent Island · 23 mi
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