Piney Point Creek
Piney Point Creek is a bay in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Piney Point Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Tolson, as well as near the neighborhood Saint George Park.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, United States of America
- Address: MD
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 Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.14596° or 38° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-76.53051° or 76° 31′ 50″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C54FW9+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 369002613OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Piney Point Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piney Point Creek (luuk)”
- Cebuano: “Piney Point Creek”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piney Point Airport and Potomac River Maritime Exhibit.
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