Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Lexington Park

Name: Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Address: 22156 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, 20653-2008, United States
Telephone: +1 301-863-1900

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Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Lexington Park

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The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing US Naval aviation technology. This museum is the repository of artifacts, photographs and film, documents, and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other stations, such as Warminster, PA, and Trenton, NJ, that have been consolidated at Patuxent River. The museum is dedicated to those who have employed their talents in advancing Naval aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation. ()

Established: 1975 (49 years ago)Coordinates: 38°16'36"N, 76°27'47"W

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22156 Three Notch RdLexington Park 20653-2008 United States

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+1 301-863-1900

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Day trips

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: J. C. Lore Oyster House, Drum Point Light, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons United Methodist Church.

3.3 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
J. C. Lore Oyster House, Solomons
84 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.
3.8 miN
Lighthouse
Drum Point Light, Solomons
96 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.
3.7 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Lighthouse
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons
96 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.
3.1 miN
Church
Solomons United Methodist Church, Solomons
79 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.
4 miN
38°20'4"N • 76°27'42"W
Spring Cove Marina, Solomons
102 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
4.8 miN
38°20'47"N • 76°27'7"W
Annmarie Garden, Solomons
124 min walk • Museum, Garden, Art gallery
3.3 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons
86 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 miN
Ship
William B. Tennison, Solomons
86 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 miN
Church
St. Peter's Chapel, Solomons
78 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.
3 miNW
Locality
California
77 min walk • 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.