Bay Lights

Bay Lights (HM5PY)

Location: Piney Point, MD 20674 St Mary's County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 8.154', W 76° 31.748'

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Protecting ships from treacherous waters has been a necessity since ancient times when bonfires and strategically placed cottage lanterns warned seamen of dangers in fog and darkness. Lighthouses of the Chesapeake and Potomac River waterways are variations of three basic styles: detached conical towers, dwellings with lantern-like cupolas built on shore line and screw-pile lighthouses secured to the floors of the waterways replacing some of the early lightships. The Piney Point Lighthouse is a conical type and stands approximately 30 feet from the keepers house.
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HM NumberHM5PY
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Placed ByMaryland Department of Natural Resources
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 10:15pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 365990 N 4221998
Decimal Degrees38.13590000, -76.52913333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.154', W 76° 31.748'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 9.24" N, 76° 31' 44.88" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 44701-45243 State Hwy 498, Piney Point MD 20674, US
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