Come Fly A Kite! Solomons Island Maryland...a quiet waterfront fishing village located just 55 minutes south of the Washington beltway where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. Public Kite-Flying and Contest. Bring your own kite or make one, then fly it in the field across from the Calvert marine Museum.. Sport Kite demonstartions by Wings Over Washington Kite Club.