Hawkins Point
Hawkins Point is a cape in Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland. Hawkins Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Brandon Shores, as well as near the neighborhood Sollers Point.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Maryland
- Also known as: “Hawkin Point” and “Hawkin’s Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Armistead and Hawkins Point Light.
Fort Armistead
Fort
Fort Armistead was a United States Army coastal defense fort, active from 1901 to 1920, that defended Baltimore, Maryland.
Hawkins Point Light
Historic site
The Hawkins Point Light was an unusual screw-pile lighthouse which displayed the front light to the Brewerton Channel Range. It was eventually superseded by an iron tower on the same foundation.
Fort Carroll Light
Lighthouse
Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Carroll Light is a derelict lighthouse consisting of a short wooden tower on the walls of its namesake fortifications in the Patapsco River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkins Point and Orchard Beach.
Hawkins Point
Quarter
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hawkins Point is a neighborhood in the South District of Baltimore, located at the southern tip of the city between Curtis Bay and the Anne Arundel County line and Thoms Cove.
Orchard Beach
Hamlet
Orchard Beach is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The community lies outside the Baltimore Beltway, approximately four miles from its nearest interchange.
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.
Hawkins Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.20999° or 39° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
-76.53236° or 76° 31′ 57″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87F56F59+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2934028360OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Hawkins Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hawkins Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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