Editing Somerset County, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|610|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|320|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|291|sqmi}} (48%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_24.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 14, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913171515/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_24.txt|archive-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico County]] (north)
*[[Accomack County, Virginia]] (south)
*[[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]] (northwest)
*[[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]] (east)
*[[Saint Mary's County, Maryland|Saint Mary's County]] (west)

===State protected area===
The State of Maryland [[Deal Island Wildlife Management Area]], a [[protected area]], is in the northwest quadrant of the county. It incorporates not only Deal Island but the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. It is {{convert|13000|acres}}.<ref name="dnr.state.md.us">[http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/publiclands/eastern/dealisland.asp Maryland DNR] Deal Island WMA</ref> It has over {{convert|9|mi}} of flat trails.

===Climate===
The county has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') with all months significantly above freezing, seven to eight months greater than {{convert|50|°F|°C|abbr=on}},) and three months greater than {{convert|22|°C|°F|abbr=on}}.) The [[hardiness zones]] are 7b and 8a.
{{Weather box 
|location = Crisfield, Maryland
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 92
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 92
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 71
|Jan high F = 44
|Feb high F = 47
|Mar high F = 55
|Apr high F = 65
|May high F = 74
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 87
|Aug high F = 85
|Sep high F = 79
|Oct high F = 69
|Nov high F = 58
|Dec high F = 49
|Jan low F = 30
|Feb low F = 31
|Mar low F = 38
|Apr low F = 48
|May low F = 57
|Jun low F = 66
|Jul low F = 71
|Aug low F = 71
|Sep low F = 64
|Oct low F = 53
|Nov low F = 43
|Dec low F = 34
|Jan record low F = −1
|Feb record low F = 3
|Mar record low F = 10
|Apr record low F = 27
|May record low F = 38
|Jun record low F = 46
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 7
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.25
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.00
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.29
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.81
|May precipitation inch = 3.12
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.83
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.14
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.15
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.76
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.78
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.80
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.51
|source 1 = Weather.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/21817|title=Monthly Weather Forecast for Crisfield, Maryland (21817)|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref>
|date=September 2010
}}