Purdy Point
Purdy Point is a cape in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Purdy Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Arcadia, as well as near Long Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gibson Island and Chesapeake High School.
Gibson Island
Island
Photo: Sallicio, Public domain.
Gibson Island is an island and unincorporated community on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is part of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States and is the eastern terminus of Maryland Route 177.
Chesapeake High School
School
Chesapeake High School is a public high school in Pasadena, Maryland. It is one of two public high schools in Pasadena, the other being Northeast High School. Chesapeake High School is situated 2½ miles northwest of Purdy Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Shore and Cape St. Claire.
Lake Shore
Village
Lake Shore is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located east of Pasadena. The population of Lake Shore was 19,477 at the 2010 census. Lake Shore is situated 3 miles northwest of Purdy Point.
Cape St. Claire
Village
Cape St. Claire, a suburb of Annapolis, is a covenanted, unincorporated community as well as a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Cape St. Claire is situated 3½ miles south of Purdy Point.
Skidmore
Neighborhood
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The community is the western terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as well as the location of Sandy Point State Park. Sandy Point Shoal Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Skidmore is situated 5 miles south of Purdy Point.
Purdy Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Clove Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.08928° or 39° 5′ 21″ northLongitude
-76.43024° or 76° 25′ 49″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87F53HQ9+PWGeoNames ID
4366274
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