Stinking Point

Stinking Point is a cape in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia. Stinking Point was named after the bodies of the Civil War dead washing up there.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ragged Point Light.

Ragged Point Light

Lighthouse

Ragged Point Light

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Ragged Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River. Ragged Point Light is situated 2 miles north of Stinking Point.

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. Ragged Point Beach is situated 1½ miles northwest of Stinking Point.

Coles Point

Hamlet

Coles Point is an unincorporated community… Coles Point is situated 2 miles northwest of Stinking Point.

Tidwells

Hamlet

Tidwells is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. Tidwells is situated 2½ miles west of Stinking Point.

Stinking Point

Type: Cape
Description: cape in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia
Category: landform
Location: Westmoreland County, Eastern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.12791° or 38° 7′ 41″ north

Longitude

-76.60329° or 76° 36′ 12″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C549HW+5M

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Meter and Narrow Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cherry Grove Pond and Sanford Field.

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