Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Myrtle Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kingston Manor, as well as near Mill Cove Manor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvert Marine Museum and Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge.
Calvert Marine Museum
Museum
Photo: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles east of Myrtle Point.
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge is a 1.37-mile bridge in Maryland over the lower Patuxent River joining Calvert and St. Mary's counties. The bridge, named for the first governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson, saw construction start in 1972 and opened to traffic on December 17, 1977.
Drum Point Light
Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
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 east of Myrtle Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnstown and California.
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 east of Myrtle Point.
California
Town
California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census. California is situated 2 miles south of Myrtle Point.
Solomons
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
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.
Myrtle Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.32512° or 38° 19′ 30″ northLongitude
-76.49551° or 76° 29′ 44″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87C58GG3+2QGeoNames ID
4363451
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