California

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California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census. California has been growing with the spread of population from the older adjacent community of Lexington Park and the growth in both technology-related and defense-related jobs at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. There are department stores and numerous shopping centers situated along Maryland Highway 235. Maryland Route 4 crosses Highway 235 in California, providing access to the wide Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and the popular weekend resort town of Solomons on its opposite side. Bridge-bound traffic is notorious for backing up during rush hour. ()

Alternative names: Population: 11.9 thous.Area: 14.99 mi²Coordinates: 38°17'56"N, 76°30'39"W

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California – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: J. C. Lore Oyster House, Drum Point Light, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Calvert Marine Museum.

3.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
J. C. Lore Oyster House, Solomons
83 min walk • J. C. Lore Oyster House, also known as J. C. Lore and Sons, Inc. Seafood Packing Plant, is located at 14430 Solomons Island Road South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.
3.4 miNE
Lighthouse
Drum Point Light, Solomons
87 min walk • Drum Point Light is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses. Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum.
3 miSE
Military museum, Museum
Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Lexington Park
77 min walk • The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing US Naval aviation technology.
3.4 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Lighthouse
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
86 min walk • The Calvert Marine Museum is a maritime museum located in Solomons, Maryland. The museum has three main themes: regional paleontology, estuarine life of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, maritime history. Among its exhibits are the Drum Point Light, the bugeye Wm. B. Tennison, and the J. C.
3.2 miNE
Church
Solomons United Methodist Church, Solomons
83 min walk • Solomons United Methodist Church is an historic United Methodist church building located at 14454 Solomon's Island Road, South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. Our current pastor is the Rev. Dottie Yunger.
3.6 miNE
38°20'4"N • 76°27'42"W
Spring Cove Marina, Solomons
93 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
5.6 miN
38°22'35"N • 76°32'31"W
Sotterley Plantation, Solomons
144 min walk • Museum, History museum, Historical place
4.6 miNE
38°20'47"N • 76°27'7"W
Annmarie Garden, Solomons
117 min walk • Museum, Garden, Art gallery
3.3 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons
84 min walk • Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, built in 1927 in a mixed Art Deco and late Gothic Revival architectural style, is an historic Roman Catholic church located at 14400 Solomon's Island Road, South in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.
3.3 miNE
Ship
William B. Tennison, Solomons
83 min walk • The William B. Tennison is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye built in 1899 and converted to an oyster buy-boat in 1906–07. With the conversion her sail rig was removed and an engine inserted, and is the only surviving example of this conversion.
3.2 miNE
Church
St. Peter's Chapel, Solomons
83 min walk • St. Peter's Chapel is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Episcopal church building located at 14590 Solomon's Island Road, South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.