Piney Point Lighthouse
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.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Piney Point Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: German submarine U-1105.
German submarine U-1105
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piney Point and Tall Timbers.
Piney Point
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Tall Timbers
Village
Tall Timbers is an unincorporated community and… Tall Timbers is situated 2 miles north of Piney Point Lighthouse.
Saint George Island
Hamlet
Piney Point Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.13534° or 38° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
-76.52971° or 76° 31′ 47″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Established
1836
Open location code
87C54FPC+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Piney Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Piney Point”
- French: “Phare de Piney Point”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tolson and Piney Point Shores.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Keeper’s Quarters and Natural Highways.
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