Dry Seneca Creek

Dry Seneca Creek is a stream in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Dry Seneca Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Potomac Park Estate, as well as near Harlow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riley’s Lock and Seneca Quarry.

Riley’s Lock

River

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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 2 miles south of Dry Seneca Creek.

Seneca Quarry

Ruins

Photo: Garrettpeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seneca Quarry is a historic site located at Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the north bank of the Potomac River, just west of Seneca Creek. Seneca Quarry is situated 1½ miles south of Dry Seneca Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seneca and Dawsonville.

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.

Dawsonville

Hamlet

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Dawsonville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Dawsonville was established in 1750 by Thomas Dawson in land that was previously part of Frederick County, but became part of Montgomery County, following the 1776 division of Frederick County. Dawsonville is situated 2½ miles north of Dry Seneca Creek.

Darnestown

Village

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Darnestown is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. The CDP is 17.70 square miles. As of the 2020 census, the Darnestown CDP had a population of 6,723, while the village of Darnestown is considerably smaller in size and population. Darnestown is situated 2½ miles east of Dry Seneca Creek.

Dry Seneca Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.09483° or 39° 5′ 41″ north

Longitude

-77.34026° or 77° 20′ 25″ west

Elevation

203 feet (62 metres)

Open location code

87F43MV5+WV

GeoNames ID

4353690

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Satellite Map

Discover Dry Seneca Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Potomac Park Estate and Harlow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seneca Creek State Park and Seneca Quarry.

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