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.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
- Description: cape in the U.S. states of Maryland and Virginia
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Ragged Point Light.
Ragged Point Light
The Ragged Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River.
2 miles north of Stinking Point
Hamlets in the Area
Discover Ragged Point Beach and Coles Point.
Ragged Point Beach
Ragged Point Beach is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U.
1½ miles northwest of Stinking Point
Coles Point
Coles Point is an unincorporated community…
2 miles northwest of Stinking Point
Tidwells
Tidwells is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U.
2½ miles west of Stinking Point
Stinking Point
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Latitude
38.12791° or 38° 7′ 41″ north
Longitude
-76.60329° or 76° 36′ 12″ west
Open location code
87C549HW+5M
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