Waterfront property- best locations
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Anonymous
| Annapolis is close enough to medical care, but that's it. I have family on the eastern shore of MD and they schlep to Baltimore for medical care. I also know a couple who retired to Fairhope, AL and they fly back to DC twice a year to see specialists. Ditto for folks i know who "winter" in FL. |
Anonymous
AAMC is a great hospital. So is Hopkins. Both near Annapolis. |
Anonymous
Uh yeah. I drive to Norfolk 3 to 4 times a month for work and from DC its a 3.5 hr minimum. |
Anonymous
| Kent Island |
Anonymous
Oh, good grief people, I am PP and misspoke. Sorry for the error. Blame pregnancy brain, multi-tasking, stress, and my mind being in a zillion places while I was trying to be helpful to OP. So many people corrected me without offering any other suggestions, I didn't see the need to burn the blood. So OP, yes, it is indeed a 3.5+ hour drive from Norfolk to DC -unless you have a helicopter or friends that do  , or perhaps Amtrak it, which does go right into Union Station in DC.
Also, since first post I thought of another great town that is close without a horrendous traffic commute - Colonial Beach, VA (90 min from Downtown DC). It is a coastal beach town on the Potomac River, right off of MD-301 on the MD/VA state line and not as far a trek up the Potomac as other places I originally mentioned. There are really nice homes there and it is a community with older residents retiring too. Outside of the communities, I think that surrounding areas are VERY rural until you get to Waldorf, so something to think about. There are a two great wineries very close though! Also Kent Island which was recently suggested is close to Annapolis, know someone from there who said it was a great place, but a very small town. North Beach, MD is also a very small town, I don't think many dining options there though, its more of a close knit residential beach community than a coastal town. I think Annapolis (capital of MD) is the best option given budget, parent's interests in dining options, activities, and town feel. And your fellow New Englanders are co-signing on it's charm. Annapolis is less than 1 hour away from downtown Washington, D.C. (45 min), Baltimore, MD (30 min), Columbia, MD (30min), and it's only a 2 hour drive to either Ocean City, MD or Bethany Beach, DE. We love Annapolis, it's beautiful there, GREAT food, decent shopping/medical, and the people are VERY nice. Good luck! |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
And apparently, aren't able to land a job in New England either. |
Anonymous
| There is soon much hope about Annapolis. It's a shit hole. No accessible water front, lots of ugly parking lots, and traffic. |
Anonymous
| Not true, pp. Check out Sherwood Forest area of Annapolis on the Severn river. |
Anonymous
The Bostonians I know seem to be evenly split between cape and islands houses and NH lake houses. I always assumed the NH lakes were freshwater? |
Anonymous
| What about the northern neck of VA? It's more than 1.5 hours but very nice and should be some properties under $1million. Also look at Chestertown MD. |
Anonymous
I can't comment on that, lest we have an influx of rude, self centered people like you. "It's ALL about YOU."   
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Anonymous
Most New Englanders I know own second homes, due to proximity of water, not due to bragging rights! Lake Winni would be fresh water, of course; they usually own speedboats and enjoy waterskiing! Cape Cod/MV/Nantucket for strolling and salt water. Come to think of it, many of my D.C. friends own in New England, as they prefer it to N.C., DE, MD or VA. |
Anonymous
| How far up the coat in Virginia can you go crabbing? It's there crabbing in kilmarnock? |
Anonymous
| Mt. Vernon, Alexandria. |