Back Creek
Back Creek is a stream in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Back Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Cumberstone, as well as near the neighborhood Cloverlea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Captain Avery Museum and Birds Mill Swamp.
Captain Avery Museum
Museum
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The Captain Avery Museum is a historic home and museum at Shady Side, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story frame building, located on a 0.75-acre rectangular lot. Captain Avery Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Back Creek.
Birds Mill Swamp
Birds Mill Swamp is a swamp located just west of the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County on the Atlantic Coastal Plain region of Maryland in the United States. Birds Mill Swamp is situated 2 miles northwest of Back Creek.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beverly Beach and Germantown.
Beverly Beach
Neighborhood
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Beverley Beach is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Beverley Beach is now a county park. In 2019 Maryland's Natural Resources Department mandated that the Beverley Beach Community Association open the beachfront to the public. Beverly Beach is situated 1½ miles east of Back Creek.
Germantown
Neighborhood
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles south of Baltimore and about 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Germantown is situated 2 miles northeast of Back Creek.
Galesville
Village
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Galesville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 685. Galesville is situated 2 miles south of Back Creek.
Back Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.86928° or 38° 52′ 9″ northLongitude
-76.5369° or 76° 32′ 13″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C5VF97+P6GeoNames ID
4347664
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