Thorns Point
Thorns Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Thorns Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Spencers Wharf, as well as near the locality Esperanza Farm.Places of Interest
Highlights include J. C. Lore Oyster House and Calvert Marine Museum.
J. C. Lore Oyster House
Historic building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
J. C. Lore Oyster House, also known as J. C. Lore and Sons, Inc, Seafood Packing Plant, is located at 14430 Solomons Island Road South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.
Calvert Marine Museum
Museum
Photo: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solomons and Johnstown.
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.
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.
California
Town
California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census. California is situated 2 miles southwest of Thorns Point.
Thorns Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.3129° or 38° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
-76.47606° or 76° 28′ 34″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C58G7F+5HGeoNames ID
4371305
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