Piney Point Lighthouse

The Piney Point Lighthouse was built in 1836 located at on the in just up the river from the mouth of the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Piney Point Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German submarine U-1105.

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, a Type VII-C/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, was built at the Shipyard, , Germany, and commissioned on 3 June 1944. is situated 1½ miles west of Piney Point Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piney Point and Tall Timbers.

Village
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, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. It is known for the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, houses along the beach, a lighthouse, and a museum.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. is situated 2 miles north of Piney Point Lighthouse.

Hamlet
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St. George Island is an unincorporated census-designated place in , United States. The post office at serves the island, which is connected to the mainland by a short bridge. is situated 3 miles east of Piney Point Lighthouse.

Piney Point Lighthouse

Latitude
38.13534° or 38° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
-76.52971° or 76° 31′ 47″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1836
Open location code
87C54FPC+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254572718
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4365576
Wiki­data ID
Q7195628
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