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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piney Point Lighthouse and German submarine U-1105.
Piney Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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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
Village
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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
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″ northLongitude
-76.5301° or 76° 31′ 48″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C54FM9+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9826194904OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4365568
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Highlights include Piney Point Oil Pier and Piney Point Light House Museum.
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