Cove Point in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

1. Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker [Left plaque]

Inscription. Hours:
May - September
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Restored and repurposed in 2012 by the Calvert Marine Museum, the active lighthouse and Keeper's residence sit on seven acres of the narrowest parts of the Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1828, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Cove Point Lighthouse is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse and the fifth oldest existing lighthouse in Maryland.

Cove Point is operated by the Calvert Marine Museum. Proceeds from rentals support the museum's operations and build an endowment for the continued care of the lighthouse.

The Keeper's residence is open for rentals year-round. For more information or to make your reservation to stay at this remarkable site, please visit us at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

During the summer months, the grounds of Cove Point are open to the public, with a museum interpreter on site to greet visitors and answer questions. From an observation deck, visitors can view Calvert Cliffs, and see across to the Eastern Shore. Visitors are welcome to enter the base of the lighthouse tower and look up the spiral staircase, but because the light is an active aid-to-navigation, the lantern room is closed to the public.

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Erected by Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds; Calvert Marine Museum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 38° 23.157′ N, 76° 22.971′ W. Marker is in Cove Point, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Lighthouse Boulevard just east of Hemlock Drive, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3329 Lighthouse Blvd, Lusby MD 20657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cove Point Lighthouse (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Cliffs of Calvert (approx. 3 miles away); Middleham Chapel (approx. 3.1 miles away); Morgan Hill Farm (approx. 4.3 miles away); Preston on Patuxent (approx. 4½ miles away); Amphibious Training Base (approx. 5.2 miles away); Former Pump House (approx. 5.6 miles away); Former Commodore's Residence (approx. 5.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Cove Point Light. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 12, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker [Center plaque] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

2. Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker [Center plaque]

Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker [Right plaque] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

3. Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker [Right plaque]

Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

4. Welcome to Cove Point Lighthouse and Grounds Marker

The marker is a set of three signs attached to the outer gate of the lighthouse grounds.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.