Piney Point Substation

Piney Point Substation is an electrical substation in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. Piney Point Substation is situated nearby to Saint Lukes Church, as well as near the nature reserve Piney Point Aquaculture Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piney Point Lighthouse and German submarine U-1105.

Piney Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Cadre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Piney Point Lighthouse was built in 1836 located at Piney Point on the Potomac River in Maryland just up the river from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Piney Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles south of Piney Point Substation.

German submarine U-1105

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German submarine U-1105, a Type VII-C/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, was built at the Nordseewerke Shipyard, Emden, Germany, and commissioned on 3 June 1944. German submarine U-1105 is situated 2½ miles southwest of Piney Point Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tall Timbers and Piney Point.

Tall Timbers

Village

Tall Timbers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.

Piney Point

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Piney Point, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is known for the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, houses along the beach, a lighthouse, and a museum.

Valley Lee

Hamlet

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Valley Lee is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The St. George's Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Valley Lee is situated 2½ miles north of Piney Point Substation.

Piney Point Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.15626° or 38° 9′ 23″ north

Longitude

-76.52139° or 76° 31′ 17″ west

Operator

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative

Open location code

87C55F4H+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 67336841

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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