Cox Island
Cox Island is an islet in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Cox Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Camp Potomac Woods, as well as near the locality Furnace Ford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monocacy Aqueduct.
Monocacy Aqueduct
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuscarora and Dickerson.
Tuscarora
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Calvert, CC0.
Tuscarora is a small unincorporated community in southern Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Maryland Route 28 runs through the village. The community was named for Tuscarora Creek that runs in the area. Tuscarora is situated 1½ miles north of Cox Island.
Dickerson
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Dickerson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is on Maryland Route 28, between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Potomac River. It is a community near the town of Poolesville, Maryland. Dickerson is 61.5 square miles. Dickerson is situated 2½ miles east of Cox Island.
Lucketts
Hamlet
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucketts is an unincorporated historic hamlet in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 15, north of Leesburg. It was originally known as "Black Swamp" due to the large number of black oak trees growing in the area at the time of its settlement. Lucketts is situated 4 miles west of Cox Island.
Cox Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.23299° or 39° 13′ 59″ northLongitude
-77.46563° or 77° 27′ 56″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
87F46GMM+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 28294912OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4352440Wikidata ID
Q49635813
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cox Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cox Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Cox Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Potomac Woods and Furnace Ford.
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Highlights include Birdsaw Island and Meadow Island.
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