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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
German submarine U-1105
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1½ miles west of Piney Point Lighthouse.
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 north of Piney Point Lighthouse.
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 3 miles east of Piney Point Lighthouse.
Piney Point Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.13534° or 38° 8′ 7″ northLongitude
-76.52971° or 76° 31′ 47″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
1836Open location code
87C54FPC+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 254572718OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4365576Wikidata ID
Q7195628
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In Other Languages
“Piney Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Piney Point”
- French: “Phare de Piney Point”
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