Drum Point Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Drum Point Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calvert Marine Museum and J. C. Lore Oyster House.
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 2½ miles west of Drum Point Lighthouse.
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 Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drum Point and Chesapeake Ranch Estates.
Drum Point
Village
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Drum Point is a census-designated place in southern Calvert County, Maryland, United States, at the confluence of the Patuxent River with Chesapeake Bay.
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". Chesapeake Ranch Estates is situated 2 miles north of Drum Point Lighthouse.
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.
Drum Point Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Calvert County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Drum Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鼓點燈塔”
- French: “phare de Drum Point”
- French: “Phare de Drum Point”
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