Shark Fin Shoal

Shark Fin Shoal is a bar in Dorchester County, Maryland. Shark Fin Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet Chance, as well as near Crocheron.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sharkfin Shoal Light.

Lighthouse

The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.

Nearby places include Chance and Crocheron.

Hamlet

Chance is a census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chance is situated 4 miles southeast of Shark Fin Shoal.

Hamlet

Crocheron is a remote unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, south of Bishops Head. Crocheron is situated 4 miles northwest of Shark Fin Shoal.

Hamlet

Dames Quarter is a census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dames Quarter is situated 5 miles east of Shark Fin Shoal.

Type: Bar
Also known as: “Shark Fin Shoal Channel”, “Shark’s Fin Shoal”, “Sharkfin Shoal”, and “Sharks Fin Shoal”
Category: landform
Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.21123° or 38° 12′ 40″ north

Longitude

-75.98993° or 75° 59′ 24″ west

Open location code

87C66266+F2

GeoNames ID

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