Heron Lake

Heron Lake is in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Heron Lake is situated nearby to the locality Annapolis Roads, as well as near the neighborhood Lands End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include United States Naval Academy and Maryland State House.

United States Naval Academy

University

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain.

The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. United States Naval Academy is situated 2 miles north of Heron Lake.

Maryland State House

Government office

Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772, and houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Maryland State House is situated 2 miles northwest of Heron Lake.

Chance Boatyard

Historic site

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chance Boatyard is a group of historic buildings at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It used to be a boat-building and repair complex. Most of the buildings were built between 1913 and 1942 to support the boat-building and repair activity of Chance Marine Construction Corporation and its successors, Annapolis Yacht Yard and John Trumpy & Sons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annapolis Neck and Highland Beach.

Annapolis Neck

Village

Annapolis Neck, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,950.

Highland Beach

Village

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 118. The town was founded late in the 19th century by affluent African Americans from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, looking for a summer retreat on the Chesapeake Bay. Highland Beach is situated 1½ miles south of Heron Lake.

Annapolis

Photo: highlimitstudio, CC BY 2.0.

Annapolis is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland. Annapolis was a thriving, wealthy town in the 1600s and 1700s. Many of the houses and other buildings from the 1800s remain, leaving a thriving, vibrant historic district with shops and restaurants along the waterfront.

Heron Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95364° or 38° 57′ 13″ north

Longitude

-76.47026° or 76° 28′ 13″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87C5XG3H+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 170022279

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4357846

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