For many Baltimore folks, Ocean City is a very popular destination for beachgoers and vacationers alike. With its sandy beaches, boardwalk attractions, and fun-filled atmosphere, it’s no wonder why so many people flock to the area each year. But finding the right place to stay can be a challenge. Luckily, there are plenty of options when it comes to lodging at the beach.
The beach at Ocean City, Maryland as seen from the jetty at the Ocean City Inlet.
Finding the right hotel at the beach.
Depending on your budget and how long you plan on staying, there are a variety of accommodations options in Ocean City Hotels. From inexpensive motels to luxury resorts, there is no shortage of places to stay in Ocean City. One of the most popular places to stay in Ocean City is at one of the many boardwalk hotels, which may offer views of the ocean right from your room. If you don’t need that ocean “view” and can walk just one block to the beach, there are plenty of choices along Baltimore Avenue that may fulfill your needs for downtown accommodations. Visit the Ocean City Boardwalk Hotels website for more info, a Boardwalk Hotels Map and a page of Hotel Deals listing current discount prices.
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South Baltimore, Port Covington … and the dynamic neighborhoods of SOBO, the South Baltimore peninsula, from Federal Hill to Locust point.
Whatever nickname you choose to use, our section of Baltimore encompasses neighborhoods from the Inner Harbor and Federal Hill, east to Locust Point and Fort McHenry, south to Port Covington and west to “the stadiums.” There is something for everyone, from museums and art galleries to Major League sports teams along with a great mix of dining and shopping. Online since 1999, SouthBaltimore.com is your resource for South Baltimore from Downtown to Fort McHenry. You can live, work, shop, eat and play right here. Go Ravens! Go Orioles!And don’t forget theSteamed Crabs!
We are updating to celebrate our 23rd year serving the great people of South Baltimore and surrounding neighborhood communities.
Photographed from a top floor of the Harborview Tower, here is a 2004 scene of the Baltimore Peninsula as it existed nearly two decades ago.
Take a side trip to the beach, a short drive from the Baltimore Peninsula, to see the historic lighthouse in Fenwick Island.
The Fenwick Island Light Station has been a beloved part of the seaside community and a revered landmark for centuries. Located in Fenwick Island, Delaware, this historic lighthouse has overlooked the Atlantic Ocean since 1859. Built in a classic style that is iconic to the area, it stood as a beacon to warn ships of rocky shoals, the Fenwick Shoals, and guiding them safely along their journey.
Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the border between Fenwick Island, DE and Ocean City, MD
Fenwick Island Lighthouse is an historic landmark with its first lighintg on August 1, 1859. It is the oldest standing structure in Fenwick Island and the oldest lighthouse in Delaware. While the Fenwick Island Light is in Delaware it is located right at the Maryland/Delaware line and is continuously visited by people vacationing in the beach resort. It is currently owned by the state of Delaware but is actively supported by an organized group of volunteers, The New Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse.
Ocean City, Maryland and Fenwick Island Delaware (the lighthouse is on the border between the states) are both a possible day trip or and enjoyable short vacation trip away. The lighthouse is approximately 125 road miles from our Baltimore Peninsula.
Rebranding and common misspellings can often lead to confusion.
Two words that are often misspelled are contained in the new name for the Port Covington urban development project in Baltimore, Maryland on the south shore of the South Baltimore peninsula. That name, of course, as the title of this article indicates, is Baltimore Peninsula.
Port Covington is the geographic area of Baltimore’s strip of land along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River on the southern edge of the South Baltimore peninsula. Over a century ago it was developed as a port for the shipment and export of coal. It is (today) the site of one of the largest urban development projects on the East Coast.
The port of Port Covington circa 1913 on the south shore of the Baltimore Peninsula.
In today’s business world, rebranding is becoming increasingly popular. However, with rebranding comes the risk of misspellings. While careful proofing eliminates errors in marketing materials many people (marketing agencies) fail to consider typos by the general public – especially when typing Internet domain names into the URL bar of a web browser.
The Port Covington urban development initiative has been rebranded to the name Baltimore Peninsula. (Note: the red text was added by the photographer to illustrate the rebranded name.)
So, what about the misspellings of Baltimore Peninsula?
Common typos for “Baltimore” are balitmore (59%), balitimore (7%) and baltimroe (5%). Common typos for “peninsula” are penninsula (54%), pennisula (19%) and penisula (18%).
Note: the percentages shown are from the How to Spell website and were collected from over 15,231,521 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 – Jun 2012.
There are people (and companies) who capitalize on misspellings when it comes to recovering website traffic. They are commonly referred to as “domain squatters” and actually do monetize erroneous web traffic. Yes, people really do type in web addresses and often type them incorrectly. Of the above examples (as of this writing, November 2022), baltimroe.com is still available – the others have all been registered by someone or some entity. A couple are being offered on the third-party market and one has expired and may soon be deleted from the registry (perhaps for someone else to grab). This writer will be surprised if “baltimroe.com” is not soon registered.
From those typo percentage it might be interesting to see how long the domain “BalitmorePenninsula.com” and its variations remain available. (Yes, that is meant as a hint to the marketing agency responsible for the BaltimorePeninsula.com website. 🙂
Street level view of the Baltimroe Penisula (sic) urban development project on the south shore of the South Baltimore peninsula.
