Maryland Gazetteer
Blackbeards Bluff is a physical feature (cliff) in Queen Anne's County. The primary coordinates for Blackbeards Bluff places it within the MD 21658 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Blackbeards Bluff |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cliff |
| Description: | Located NE of Walsey Creek on the S shore of the Chester River, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) WSW of Queenstown. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Englishman Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, the best known and most feared pirate who allegedly buried some of his treasures near this cliff. Blackbeard was killed at Ocracoke Inlet on 22 November 1718 after an intense battle with the Royal Navy, sent by his nemesis, Virginia Governor Alexander Spottswood. (US-T121) |
| County: | Queen Anne's County |
| Latitude: | 38.9831681 |
| Longitude: | -76.1871726 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Blackbeards Bluff: Blackbeards Bluff.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Blackbeards Bluff does not include property ownership information.
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Queenstown, MD
(1.4 miles ENE) Grasonville, MD (1.9 miles SW) Kent Narrows, MD (3.1 miles WSW) Chester, MD (5.5 miles W) Stevensville, MD (6.8 miles W) |
Centreville, MD
(7.6 miles ENE) Romancoke, MD (10.7 miles SW) Rock Hall, MD (11 miles NNW) Edesville, MD (11.9 miles N) Cordova, MD (12.7 miles SE) |
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Chester River Beach, MD
(1.4 miles WSW) River Bend Estates, MD (1.4 miles ESE) Winchester Estates, MD (1.4 miles SSW) Wye Harbor, MD (1.4 miles SE) Fisher Manor, MD (1.9 miles S) |
Hickory Ridge, MD
(1.9 miles ESE) Mainbrace, MD (1.9 miles ESE) White House Acres, MD (1.9 miles SSW) Blakeford, MD (2.4 miles NE) White Banks, MD (2.4 miles NE) |
