Poverty Point
Poverty Point is a cape in Dorchester County, Maryland. Poverty Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Susquehanna Point, as well as near the locality Smithville.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Taylors Island.
Madison
Hamlet
Madison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. Madison is situated 2½ miles east of Poverty Point.
Taylors Island
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taylors Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, in the state's Eastern Shore region. Taylors Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Poverty Point.
Woolford
Hamlet
Woolford is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. Woolford is located on Maryland Route 16, 1.5 miles west of Church Creek. Woolford has a post office with ZIP code 21677. Woolford is situated 5 miles east of Poverty Point.
Poverty Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Blood Point”, “Brockman Point”, “Brohawn Point”, and “Brokman Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.49845° or 38° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
-76.26772° or 76° 16′ 4″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C5FPXJ+9WGeoNames ID
4366077
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