Piney Point Beach
Piney Point Beach is a beach in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Piney Point Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Tolson, as well as near the neighborhood Piney Point Shores.| 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. German submarine U-1105 is situated 2 miles west of Piney Point Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piney Point and Tall Timbers.
Piney Point
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Tall Timbers is situated 2 miles northwest of Piney Point Beach.
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. Saint George Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Piney Point Beach.
Piney Point Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.13846° or 38° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
-76.51556° or 76° 30′ 56″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C54FQM+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1070616319OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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“Piney Point Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piney Point Beach”
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Localities in the Area
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