Piney Point

Piney Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Piney Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Tolson, as well as near the neighborhood Saint George Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piney Point Lighthouse and German submarine U-1105.

Piney Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Cadre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Piney Point Lighthouse was built in 1836 located at Piney Point on the Potomac River in Maryland just up the river from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

German submarine U-1105

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German submarine U-1105, a Type VII-C/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, was built at the Nordseewerke Shipyard, Emden, Germany, and commissioned on 3 June 1944.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piney Point and Tall Timbers.

Piney Point, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is known for the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, houses along the beach, a lighthouse, and a museum.

Tall Timbers

Village

Tall Timbers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.

Saint George Island

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0.

St. George Island is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The post office at Piney Point serves the island, which is connected to the mainland by a short bridge.

Piney Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Pointe de Piney” and “Pyney Point”
Category: landform
Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.13433° or 38° 8′ 4″ north

Longitude

-76.5301° or 76° 31′ 48″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C54FM9+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9826194904

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4365568

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Highlights include Piney Point Oil Pier and Piney Point Light House Museum.

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