Ragged Point
Ragged Point is a cape in Westmoreland County, Eastern Virginia, Virginia. Ragged Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Coles Point, as well as near Meter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ragged Point Light.
Ragged Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ragged Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River. It was the last lighthouse built in Maryland waters and the last built at a location in the Chesapeake Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ragged Point Beach and Coles Point.
Ragged Point Beach
Hamlet
Ragged Point Beach is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.
Coles Point
Hamlet
Coles Point is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Coles Point is part of the Northern Neck of Virginia and lies on a peninsula which juts out into the Potomac River on its eastern side and as part of the Westmoreland County waterfront, it follows the Potomac River northward. Coles Point is situated 1½ miles west of Ragged Point.
Tidwells
Hamlet
Tidwells is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Tidwells is situated 3 miles southwest of Ragged Point.
Ragged Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Pointe Ragged”, “Raggett Poynt”, and “Sandy Poynt”
- Category: landform
- Location: Westmoreland County, Eastern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.14818° or 38° 8′ 53″ northLongitude
-76.60551° or 76° 36′ 20″ westOpen location code
87C549XV+7QGeoNames ID
4780871
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