Cutoff Channel
Cutoff Channel is a channel in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Cutoff Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Howard, as well as near the hamlet Kurtz Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light and Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light.
Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light
Lighthouse
The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor. Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cutoff Channel.
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light
Lighthouse
The Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light, named for William Price Craighill, was the first caisson lighthouse built in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA. Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light is situated 2½ miles east of Cutoff Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Howard and Fairview.
Fort Howard
Neighborhood
Fort Howard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census. Fort Howard is situated 2 miles north of Cutoff Channel.
Fairview
Hamlet
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Fairview is situated 3½ miles southwest of Cutoff Channel.
Sparrows Point
Suburb
Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding. Sparrows Point is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cutoff Channel.
Cutoff Channel
- Type: Channel
- Also known as: “Cutoff Angle” and “New Cut Off Channel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.17622° or 39° 10′ 34″ northLongitude
-76.43357° or 76° 26′ 1″ westOpen location code
87F55HG8+FHGeoNames ID
4352697
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