Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Its major attractions include a Railway Museum & Trail, the Chesapeake Beach Water Park, marinas, piers, charter boat fishing, and a Veterans Memorial Park. In the Census 2000 the population was estimated at 3,180. Chesapeake Beach is located at 38°41′42″N 76°32′10″W / 38.695°N 76.53611°W / 38.695; -76.53611 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles , all of it land. The city has grown out from the... intersection of Fishing Creek and the Chesapeake Bay. The creek has been dredged to allow pleasure craft, commercial fisherman and a few small US Navy vessels to dock in the city. The southern end of the city remains heavily wooded and is distinguished by the large sandstone cliffs called the Randle Cliffs. These cliffs, and others along the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, tower as high as 180 feet above the water and are constantly eroding due to freeze/thaw and wave action.
more
| County: | Calvert County |
| State: | Maryland |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 3,399 |
| Area: | 2.8 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, Chesapeake Station, Chesapeake Station, Maryland |