Thomas Point
Thomas Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Thomas Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Myrtle Point, as well as near the hamlet Town Creek.Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvert Marine Museum and Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge.
Calvert Marine Museum
Museum
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The Calvert Marine Museum is a museum located in Solomons, Maryland. The museum has three main themes: Among its exhibits are the Drum Point Light, the bugeye Wm.
Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge is a 1.37-mile bridge in Maryland over the lower Patuxent River joining Calvert and St. Mary's counties. The bridge, named for the first governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson, saw construction start in 1972 and opened to traffic on December 17, 1977.
Drum Point Light
Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Drum Point Light Station also known as Drum Point Lighthouse is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses. Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnstown and Dowell.
Johnstown
Neighborhood
Johnstown is an unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The historic Preston-on-the-Patuxent house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Dowell
Locality
Dowell is a small, rural unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, located immediately north of Solomons. The city once had its own zip code, that being 20629, but it was changed to 20688, shared with Solomons. Dowell is situated 2 miles northeast of Thomas Point.
Solomons
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
For the island chain in the South Pacific, see Solomon Islands. Solomons is a resort area in Southern Maryland, near the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Solomons within a two-hour drive of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Annapolis.
Thomas Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.33207° or 38° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
-76.48995° or 76° 29′ 24″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C58GJ6+R2GeoNames ID
4371266
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