Blakeford Point

Blakeford Point is a cape in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. Blakeford Point is situated nearby to the village Queenstown, as well as near the hamlet White Banks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowlingly and Carpenter Island.

Bowlingly

House

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Bowlingly, also known as Neale's Residence and The Ferry House, is a historic home located at Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.

Carpenter Island

Island

Carpenter Island is located on the southern end of the Chester River on Chesapeake Bay in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It has been known as Carpenter Island or Carpenter's Island since the early 18th century. Carpenter Island is situated 1½ miles north of Blakeford Point.

St. Peter's Church, also known as the Church of St. Peter the Apostle, is an approximately two-centuries-old Catholic church located in Maryland's Eastern Shore near Queenstown. Saint Peters Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Blakeford Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queenstown and Grasonville.

Queenstown

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Queenstown is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Queenstown had a population of 705.

Grasonville

Village

Photo: Melissa Clark, CC BY 2.0.

Grasonville is a census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2000 census. Grasonville is situated 3½ miles southwest of Blakeford Point.

Wye Mills

Hamlet

Wye Mills is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States, located at an altitude of 20 feet. Wye Mills is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 404 and 662, just south of the Queen Anne's County border. Wye Mills is situated 6 miles southeast of Blakeford Point.

Blakeford Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Blakes Fort” and “Blakes Port”
Category: landform
Location: Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.99733° or 38° 59′ 50″ north

Longitude

-76.16689° or 76° 10′ 1″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C5XRWM+W6

GeoNames ID

4348907

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