Third Cove

Third Cove: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Third Cove

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Third Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.33262, -76.47551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Third Cove

• Calvert Marine Museum · museum · Calvert · ~1 km · Must-see
• Drum Point Lighthouse · museum · Calvert · ~1 km · Must-see
• J. C. Lore Oyster House · fort · Calvert · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum · museum · Calvert · ~10 km · Must-see
• Middleham Chapel · church · Calvert · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~13 km · Must-see
• Zion Church · church · Saint Mary's · ~13 km · Must-see
• Flag Ponds Nature Park · sanctuary · Calvert · ~17 km · Must-see
• Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Calvert · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hooper Island Light · fort · Dorchester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~34 km · Must-see
• Point No Point Light · fort · Saint Mary's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~40 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Saint Mary's · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cobb Island · river spot · Charles · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Third Cove

Other beaches & coast near Third Cove

• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~63 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~64 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~67 km · Must-see

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