Calico Rapids
Calico Rapids is a rapids in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Calico Rapids is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cropley, as well as near Mazza Falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carderock Recreation Area and David Taylor Model Basin.
Carderock Recreation Area
Picnic site
Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking.
David Taylor Model Basin
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The David W. Taylor Model Basin is one of the largest ship model basins—test facilities for the development of ship design—in the world. DTMB is a field activity of the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
The Madeira School
School building
Photo: AshleySmith434, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Madeira School is an elite, private, day and boarding college-preparatory school for girls in McLean, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1906 by Lucy Madeira Wing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carderock and Carderock Springs Historic District.
Carderock
Locality
Carderock is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, along the Potomac River. It is located in the southern part of the Potomac census-designated place and western part of the Bethesda postal area.
Carderock Springs Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carderock Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda. Carderock Springs Historic District is situated 2½ miles northeast of Calico Rapids.
Odricks Corner
Locality
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odricks Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Odricks Corner lies north of the Dulles Toll Road at the intersection of Spring Hill and Lewinsville Roads. Odricks Corner is situated 2½ miles southwest of Calico Rapids.
Calico Rapids
- Type: Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.97362° or 38° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.21168° or 77° 12′ 42″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87C4XQFQ+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 358251864OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapids
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Calico Rapids” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calico Rapids”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cropley and Mazza Falls.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Sluice Island and Little Sluice Island.
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