Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is a state Wildlife Management Area along Chickamuxen Creek near the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. The area includes a variety of landforms from marshland to rolling forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: State Wildlife Management Area in Charles County, Maryland
- Also known as: “CHICAMUXEN WMA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smallwood State Park.
Smallwood State Park
Nature reserve
Smallwood State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area located on Mattawoman Creek near Marbury, Charles County, Maryland. The state park preserves Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of former Continental Army officer and Governor of Maryland, Major General William Smallwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quantico and Chicamuxen.
Quantico
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quantico is a military base and town in eastern Prince William County, Northern Virginia, situated on the Potomac River.
Chicamuxen
Hamlet
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chicamuxen is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Chicamuxen is located along Maryland Route 224, 1.5 miles east of Linton Point.
Rison
Hamlet
Rison is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The Rison post office was established in 1905, but the area's residents are now part of the 20640 zip code area for nearby Indian Head.
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Charles County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.5423° or 38° 32′ 32″ northLongitude
-77.2246° or 77° 13′ 29″ westOperator
Wildlife and Heritage ServiceOpen location code
87C4GQRG+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 314929995OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5095923
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Satellite Map
Discover Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rison Acres and Smallwood Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chicamuxen Cemetery and Chicamuxen Church.
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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 “Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area”. Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0.