Kent Island Research Facility, Kent Island

#6 among attractions in Kent Island

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The Kent Island Research Facility is a U.S. National Security Agency facility located on Kent Island, Maryland, near the town of Chester. ()

Coordinates: 38°57'50"N, 76°17'10"W

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Kent Island Research Facility – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cross Island Trail, Christ Church, Matapeake State Park, Castle Harbor Marina.

1.3 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cross Island Trail, Chester
33 min walk • The Cross Island Trail is a rail trail in Queen Anne's County, Maryland occupying a section of the abandoned Queen Anne's Railroad corridor that traverses the width of Kent Island. It was completed in 2001 and is part of the American Discovery Trail.
1.9 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Stevensville
49 min walk • Christ Church refers to both an Episcopal parish currently located in Matapeake, Maryland and the historic church building located in the Stevensville Historic District in Stevensville, Maryland, which the parish occupied from 1880 to 1995, and that is now a Lutheran church.
3.6 miW
Park
Matapeake State Park, Kent Island
93 min walk • Matapeake State Park is a public recreation area on Chesapeake Bay occupying the site of a former ferry landing in Matapeake, Kent Island, Maryland. The landing served the state-owned Chesapeake Bay Ferry System before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened. The park is leased and managed by Queen Anne's County.
1.6 miN
38°59'13"N • 76°17'1"W
Castle Harbor Marina, Chester
41 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2 miNW
History museum, Museum
Cray House, Stevensville
51 min walk • The Cray House is a two-room house in Stevensville, Maryland. Built around 1809, it is a rare surviving example of post-and-plank construction, and of a build of small house which once dominated the local landscape.
1.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Stevensville Bank, Stevensville
46 min walk • The Stevensville Bank is a historic bank building located near the center of Stevensville, Maryland, United States, and is in the Stevensville Historic District.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
145 min walk • Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Maryland located near the Delmarva Peninsula.
5.7 miNE
39°1'51"N • 76°13'23"W
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Reserve, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
146 min walk • Park
4.4 miSW
Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Legg's Dependence, Kent Island
113 min walk • Legg's Dependence, also known as Long Creek Farm and William E. Porter Farm, is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a 2+1⁄2-story center-hall plan brick house. It was built in several stages beginning around 1760–80, as a single-story hall/parlor plan dwelling.
5 miN
Park
Love Point, Kent Island
127 min walk • Love Point is the name for the northernmost tip of Kent Island, Maryland, United States and as such, marks the southern point of the mouth of the Chester River. It has served as a major ferry terminal, the western terminus of the Queen Anne's Railroad, and the nominal western terminus of Maryland Route 18.