Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp is a forested wetland near Prince Frederick in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It is one of the northernmost sites of naturally occurring bald cypress trees in North America, and the only large stand of the trees on the western shore of Maryland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: protected area and United States National Natural Landmark in Calvert County, Maryland
- Also known as: “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp”, “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Fee”, “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Preserve”, “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary”, and “BCCS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center and Cypress Swamp.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center
Museum
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowens and Adelina.
Bowens
Hamlet
Bowens is an unincorporated community located at the crossroads of MD routes 506 and 508 in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
Adelina
Hamlet
Adelina is an unincorporated community located along Adelina Road in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Taney Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Adelina is situated 2 miles southwest of Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary.
Barstow
Hamlet
Photo: SlipperyDude, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barstow is a small, rural unincorporated community located at the crossroads of MD 231, German Chapel Road, and Barstow Road in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, immediately west of Prince Frederick. Barstow is situated 2½ miles northwest of Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area, nature reserve, and recreation area
- Location: Calvert County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.49457° or 38° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-76.59412° or 76° 35′ 39″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C5FCV4+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 358246612OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محمية مستنقع باتل كريك السرو”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Goodwins and Cypress Knolls.
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Highlights include Kasey’s Pond and Tenant House.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary”. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.