Quiet, Hidden Golf Course Community Is A Pasadena Gem

By Judy Tacyn

Greenspring at Compass Pointe is an exclusive community of 102 estate-size homes located off Fort Smallwood Road, built in and around Compass Pointe Golf Courses. The homes were primarily constructed in the early to mid-2000s by Washington Homes and later K. Hovnanian Homes. The lot sizes are large, many with professional hardscapes or luxury backyard spaces or pools.

The community has a rural feel; however, the steam chimney stacks of Baltimore are barely visible above the tree-line from the hill at Carnoustie Drive and Sahalee Court, reminding residents that the amenities of the city are just a short commute away.

The golf courses and homes are built on approximately 450 acres. Residents are close to Fort Smallwood Park, the Chesapeake Bay, several marinas, Annapolis and Baltimore. Children attend Fort Smallwood Elementary School, Chesapeake Bay Middle School and Chesapeake High School.

The homeowners gather for an annual block party, Fourth of July cookouts, biannual community yard sales, an ornament exchange, Christmas decoration get-together to bling out the common entrance area, a Halloween party, Easter egg hunt and Bunny Brunch. Even wildlife gets in on the fun with deer, fox, beaver or possibly a bald eagle dropping in a friendly backyard.

Ralph Lingis
Resident for 10 Years

Ralph Lingis and his family moved to Compass Pointe in 2010 from New York. It was a homecoming for the couple as both of them had grown up in Baltimore and Annapolis.

“We knew that we wanted to live in Anne Arundel County. Being boaters, we were drawn by the proximity to the water,” Lingis said. “We knew Anne Arundel County was a great place to raise a family and offered nearly everything that a modern, professional couple would desire. Additionally, we travel frequently and the close proximity to BWI was essential.”

The Lingis family wanted a newer, family-friendly community where homes were not too close. They also liked the fact that the golf course community was almost assured that no shopping center or other commercial real estate development would be built nearby.

“Two years ago, my wife had a serious illness and many neighbors chipped in to help in various ways,” Lingis said. “That’s just how our neighbors are, always ready to help out. This is a fantastic community to be a part of and to raise children in.”

Lingis serves on the community board of directors, his family is a Navy midshipmen host family, and he has coached ice hockey locally.

Liz Jacobs
Resident for Less Than Two Years

Liz Jacobs and her husband are both former military personnel who settled in Long Point in 2009 and moved into Crosspointe in 2017.

“Our realtor showed us this house and we fell in love with the house, neighborhood, our golf course pond view, the cul-de-sac, and our neighbors,” she said. “When we were first looking at this house, we actually had an opportunity to meet our next-door neighbors and had a great conversation. They were very friendly and welcoming. They gave us a little neighborhood history and described all of the other neighbors.”

Jacobs has come to appreciate the community, including a Facebook page that residents use to post messages consisting of anything from things to look out for, yard sales, moving sales, babysitters, dog walkers, recommendations, and more.

“On Sahalee, where we live, they also have a lot of street get-togethers. We have a huge Halloween party at the end of the cul-de-sac where we will hang out at the end of the street, set up tables for all of our candy bowls, have a huge pot luck, drinks, and a fire pit,” Jacobs said. “We also have progressive dinners where each house will have some type of food and drink pairing and we will go from house to house throughout the night.”

Children enjoy wide streets that are great for walking, jogging, riding bikes, or driving around on golf carts.

“We are in Chesapeake school district, which is one of the main reasons we decided on this house,” she added. “We have two boys and they have grown up in this district, so it was imperative that we kept them in the same schools.”

As for her neighbors, Jacobs said, “They’re awesome! They’re so welcoming, so friendly, so giving, and all-around great people. We all take care of each other’s kids or watch each other’s houses for packages or anything suspicious. It’s like a little village back here.”

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