Drum Point
Drum Point is a census-designated place in southern Calvert County, Maryland, United States, at the confluence of the Patuxent River with Chesapeake Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,550 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland
- Also known as: “Drum Point, Maryland” and “Drum Point, MD”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvert Marine Museum and Drum Point Light.
Calvert Marine Museum
Museum
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The Calvert Marine Museum is a museum located in Solomons, Maryland. The museum has three main themes: Among its exhibits are the Drum Point Light, the bugeye Wm. Calvert Marine Museum is situated 2 miles west of Drum Point.
Drum Point Light
Museum
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Drum Point Light Station also known as Drum Point Lighthouse is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses. Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum. Drum Point Light is situated 2 miles west of Drum Point.
J. C. Lore Oyster House
Historic building
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J. C. Lore Oyster House, also known as J. C. Lore and Sons, Inc, Seafood Packing Plant, is located at 14430 Solomons Island Road South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. J. C. Lore Oyster House is situated 2 miles west of Drum Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chesapeake Ranch Estates and Solomons.
Chesapeake Ranch Estates
Village
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The Chesapeake Ranch Estates, also known locally as the Ranch Club, is located in Lusby, Maryland, United States, in southern Calvert County. CRE was founded in 1958 and is governed by a homeowners' association, which is officially called the "Property Owner's Association of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates".
Solomons
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For the island chain in the South Pacific, see Solomon Islands. Solomons is a resort area in Southern Maryland, near the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Solomons within a two-hour drive of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Annapolis.
Johnstown
Neighborhood
Johnstown is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The historic Preston-on-the-Patuxent house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Johnstown is situated 2 miles west of Drum Point.
Drum Point
Latitude
38.32679° or 38° 19′ 36″ northLongitude
-76.42606° or 76° 25′ 34″ westPopulation
2,550Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87C58HGF+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 158613629OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4353667Wikidata ID
Q22074940
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Drum Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Drum Point”
- Chinese: “德拉姆波因特 (馬里蘭州)”
- Chinese: “德拉姆波因特”
- French: “Drum Point”
- Gilaki: “درم پؤینت (مريلند)”
- Gilaki: “درم پؤینت”
- Irish: “Drum Point”
- Ladin: “Drum Point”
- Persian: “درامپوینت، مریلند”
- Persian: “درامپوینت”
- Polish: “Drum Point”
- Serbian: “Драм Поинт”
- Serbian: “Драм Појнт”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Drum Point, Maryland”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Drum Point”
- South Azerbaijani: “دروم پوینت، مریلند”
- Tatar: “Драм-Пойнт (Мэриленд)”
- Tatar: “Драм-Пойнт”
- Ukrainian: “Драм-Пойнт”
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