Woodpecker Point
Woodpecker Point is a cape in Harford County, Maryland. Woodpecker Point is situated nearby to the village Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as near the neighborhood Oakington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fishing Battery Lighthouse and Spesutie Island.
Fishing Battery Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Fishing Battery Light was the last lighthouse constructed in Maryland by John Donahoo. While still standing, it has been supplanted by a steel tower which stands adjacent to it. Fishing Battery Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of Woodpecker Point.
Spesutie Island
Island
Photo: kenlund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spesutie Island is a 1,500-acre island located in a Chesapeake Bay in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies 5.5 miles southeast of Aberdeen, Maryland. Spesutie Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Woodpecker Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberdeen and Havre de Grace.
Aberdeen
Photo: Arkaytee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdeen is a city located in Harford County, Maryland, United States, 26 miles northeast of Baltimore. The population was 16,254 at the 2020 United States census.
Havre de Grace
Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.
Havre de Grace is a small city of approximately 15,000 residents in northeastern Maryland. Named by General Lafayette, it was attacked by the Royal Navy during the War of 1812.
Perry Point
Hamlet
Perry Point is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Perry Point is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River south of Perryville and north of the river's mouth into the Chesapeake Bay. Perry Point is situated 6 miles north of Woodpecker Point.
Woodpecker Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Harford County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.47511° or 39° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
-76.09773° or 76° 5′ 52″ westOpen location code
87F5FWG2+2WGeoNames ID
4374103
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