Captain Point
Captain Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Captain Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Drumcliff, as well as near Sotterley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenwell State Park and Sotterley.
Greenwell State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Preservation Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenwell State Park is a public recreation area located on the Patuxent River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The state park features the historic Rosedale Manor House as well as the Bonds-Simms tobacco barns complex. Greenwell State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Captain Point.
Sotterley
Building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Sotterley Plantation is a historic landmark plantation house located at 44300 Sotterley Lane in Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA. It is a long 1+1⁄2-story, nine-bay frame building, covered with wide, beaded clapboard siding and wood shingle roof, overlooking the Patuxent River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomes Island and Wallville.
Broomes Island
Hamlet
Broomes Island is a small waterfront community and census-designated place located at the southern terminus of MD 264 in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, on the Patuxent River. Broomes Island is situated 2 miles north of Captain Point.
Wallville
Hamlet
Wallville is an unincorporated community located along MD 265 in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The Patterson's Archeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Wallville is situated 3 miles northeast of Captain Point.
Hollywood
Village
Hollywood is an unincorporated community located within St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It was named in 1867, when a storeowner at Thompson's General Store near the Uniontown section of Hollywood required a name for the post office inside the store. Hollywood is situated 3½ miles south of Captain Point.
Captain Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.3879° or 38° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-76.55023° or 76° 33′ 1″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87C59CQX+5WGeoNames ID
4350372
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