Town Point

Town Point is a cape in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Town Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Spencers Wharf, as well as near Town Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and Calvert Marine Museum.

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.

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.

J. C. Lore Oyster House

Historic building

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnstown and Solomons.

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.

Solomons

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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.

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 Town Point.

Town Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Thomas Point”
Category: landform
Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.32179° or 38° 19′ 18″ north

Longitude

-76.47551° or 76° 28′ 32″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87C58GCF+PQ

GeoNames ID

4371563

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