Back Creek
Back Creek is a stream in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Back Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Palmers, as well as near Abell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blakistone Island Light.
Blakistone Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Blackistone Island Light was a lighthouse located on what is now St. Clement's Island on the Potomac River in Maryland. It is best known as the target of a Confederate raid in the Civil War. Blakistone Island Light is situated 2 miles south of Back Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abell and Coltons Point.
Abell
Hamlet
Abell is an unincorporated community in what is familiarly called the "Seventh District" of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Abell was a brewing ground for many fisherman and farmers in the late 19th century until approximately the late 1950s.
Coltons Point
Hamlet
Coltons Point is an unincorporated community in what is popularly called the "Seventh District" of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. A small historical museum and a lighthouse are located there.
Avenue
Hamlet
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Avenue is an unincorporated community in what is familiarly called the "Seventh District" of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Avenue is situated 1½ miles northwest of Back Creek.
Back Creek
- Type: Stream
- Address: MD
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.23953° or 38° 14′ 22″ northLongitude
-76.74396° or 76° 44′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C567Q4+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 990493131OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=streamGeoNames ID
4347680
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