Opossum Island
Opossum Island is an islet in Dorchester County, Maryland. Opossum Island is situated nearby to the village Fishing Creek, as well as near Honga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Coossum Island”, “Oppossum Island”, and “Possum Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fishing Creek and Hooper’s Island.
Fishing Creek
Village
Fishing Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, on Upper Hoopers Island. As of the 2010 census, the population of Fishing Creek was 163. It is in area code 410 and ZIP code 21634.
Hooper’s Island
Photo: Preservation Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoopers Island is a chain of three small populated islands in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The principal community, of about 400 people, is known as Fishing Creek.
Hoopersville
Village
Hoopersville is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The Hooper Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Hoopersville is situated 6 miles southeast of Opossum Island.
Opossum Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.33043° or 38° 19′ 50″ northLongitude
-76.24827° or 76° 14′ 54″ westOpen location code
87C58QJ2+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 463858590OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Opossum Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Opossum Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Opossum Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Honga and Swan Harbor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoopers Island United Methodist Church and Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company Station 51.
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