Blockhouse Point Conservation Park
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park is a park in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Blockhouse Point Conservation Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Riverwood, as well as near the area Seneca Breaks.Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park and conservation area in Darnestown, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Blockhouse Point Conservation Park & Trails” and “Blockhouse Point Park”
- Postal code: 20854
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pennyfield Lock and Tobytown Park.
Pennyfield Lock
Canal
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
The Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923.
Riley’s Lock
River
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Riley's Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated from the 1830s through 1923 along the Potomac River in the United States. Riley’s Lock is situated 2 miles west of Blockhouse Point Conservation Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seneca and Travilah.
Seneca
Hamlet
Photo: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seneca is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located near the intersection of River Road and Seneca Creek, not far from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River. Seneca is situated 2 miles northwest of Blockhouse Point Conservation Park.
Travilah
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Travilah is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is 17.28 square miles located along the north side of the Potomac River, and surrounded by the communities of Potomac, North Potomac, and Darnestown—all census-designated places. Travilah is situated 2½ miles east of Blockhouse Point Conservation Park.
Lowes Island
Village
Lowes Island is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lowes Island had a population of 11,023. Along with nearby Countryside and Cascades, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community. Lowes Island is situated 3 miles southwest of Blockhouse Point Conservation Park.
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park
- Category: protected area
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Blockhouse Point Conservation Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blockhouse Point Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverwood and Seneca Breaks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dierssen Waterfowl Sanctuary and Blockhouse Point.
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