Nelson Point

Nelson Point: 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 Nelson Point

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 Nelson Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.70923, -76.27146. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Point

• 1879 Hooper Straight Lighthouse · beach · Talbot · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum · museum · Talbot · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sharps Island Light · fort · Talbot · ~15 km · Must-see
• Eastern Bay · lake · Talbot · ~17 km · Must-see
• St. John's Chapel of St. Michael's Parish · church · Talbot · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bloody Point Light · beach · Queen Anne's · ~22 km · Must-see
• Third Haven Friends Meeting House · church · Talbot · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wye House · fort · Talbot · ~23 km · Must-see
• Seth Demonstration Forest · sanctuary · Talbot · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park · park · Talbot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thomas Point Shoal Light · fort · Anne Arundel · ~32 km · Must-see
• Captain Salem Avery House Museum · museum · Anne Arundel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Talbot · ~36 km · Must-see
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~38 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Queen Anne's · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Point

Other beaches & coast near Nelson Point

• 1879 Hooper Straight Lighthouse · beach · Talbot · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bloody Point Light · beach · Queen Anne's · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carr's Beach · beach · Anne Arundel · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point Shoal Light · beach · Anne Arundel · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~46 km · Must-see
• Love Point Light · beach · Queen Anne's · ~48 km · Must-see
• Baltimore Lighthouse · beach · Anne Arundel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~70 km · Must-see
• Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light · beach · Baltimore · ~70 km · Must-see

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