Blockhouse Point
Blockhouse Point is a cape in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Blockhouse Point is situated nearby to the area Seneca Breaks, as well as near the neighborhood Riverwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pennyfield Lock and Riley’s Lock.
Pennyfield Lock
Canal
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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 1½ miles west of Blockhouse Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seneca and Lowes Island.
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.
Lowes Island
Village
Lowes Island is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States census was 10,756. Along with nearby Countryside and Cascades, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community. Lowes Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Blockhouse Point.
Travilah
Town
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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.
Blockhouse Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.05983° or 39° 3′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.31221° or 77° 18′ 44″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
87F43M5Q+W4GeoNames ID
4348924
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