Carderock

Carderock is an unincorporated community in , , United States, along the . It is located in the southern part of the and western part of the postal area.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Carderock, Maryland” and “Carderock, MD”

Places of Interest

Highlights include David Taylor Model Basin and Lock 14.

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 .

River
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
is a river.

Picnic site
is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the . The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carderock Springs Historic District and Cabin John.

Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Carderock.

Village
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the , it is a suburb of … is situated 2 miles east of Carderock.

Village
Photo: Ben Walther, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , , United States, that was chartered in 1904. The population was 279 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles east of Carderock.

Carderock

Latitude
38.97761° or 38° 58′ 39″ north
Longitude
-77.19442° or 77° 11′ 40″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
87C4XRH4+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158354366
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
4350379
Wiki­data ID
Q5038291
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Carderock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Carderock” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卡德羅克 (馬里蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “卡德羅克”
  • French: “Carderock”
  • Irish: “Carderock”
  • Japanese: “カーデロック”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Palisades and Eagle Ridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Naval Surface Warfare Center Fire Station and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Montgomery County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.