Dots Island

Dots Island is an island in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Dots Island is situated nearby to the village Cabin John, as well as near the neighborhood Parkview Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lock 10 and Lock 9.

Lock 10

River

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Lock 10 is a river.

Lock 9

River

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Lock 9 is a river.

Plummers Island

Islet

Photo: Every-leaf-that-trembles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabin John and Carderock.

Cabin John

Village

Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cabin John is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the Potomac River, it is a suburb of Washington, D.C.…

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.

Dots Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.96761° or 38° 58′ 3″ north

Longitude

-77.16998° or 77° 10′ 12″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87C4XR9J+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358238533

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4353576

Wikidata ID

Q49636883

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Dots Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dots Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cabin John Park and Parkview Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Hope Island Conservation Park and Swainson Island.

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