Lake Bernard Frank

Lake Bernard Frank, is a 54-acre reservoir on the North Branch of Rock Creek in Derwood, Maryland, U.S, just east of Rockville. In the late 1960s it was renamed after Bernard Frank, a wilderness activist and a co-founder of The Wilderness Society.

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Type: Reservoir
Description: reservoir in Derwood, Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Lake Frank” and “Lake Norbeck”

Places of Interest

Highlights include David Scull Park and Rockville station.

David Scull Park

Park

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Rockville station

Railway station

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Rockville station is an intermodal train station located in downtown Rockville, Maryland, United States. It is served by the Washington Metro Red Line, MARC Brunswick Line commuter trains, and Amtrak Floridian intercity trains. Rockville station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lake Bernard Frank.

Calvin Park

Park

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Calvin Park is situated 2 miles south of Lake Bernard Frank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norbeck and Twin Brook.

Norbeck

Quarter

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Norbeck is the area of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, around Norbeck Road east of Georgia Avenue to Layhill Road. Shortly before the Civil War, free blacks founded Norbeck as Mount Pleasant. Norbeck is situated 2 miles east of Lake Bernard Frank.

Twin Brook

Neighborhood

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Twinbrook is a large residential subdivision in the city of Rockville, Maryland. The name Twinbrook or Twin-Brook came from the four developers, Joseph L. Twin Brook is situated 2 miles south of Lake Bernard Frank.

Leisure World

Village

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Leisure World is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is an age-restricted, gated development primarily inhabited by retirees. Leisure World is situated 2½ miles east of Lake Bernard Frank.

Lake Bernard Frank

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

39.1063° or 39° 6′ 23″ north

Longitude

-77.1133° or 77° 6′ 48″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

87F44V4P+GM

GeoNames ID

4360142

Wikidata ID

Q6474971

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lake Bernard Frank” goes by many names.

French: “Lake Bernard Frank”
“Bernard Frank”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Avery and Sycamore Creek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Rock Creek Watershed Site Number 1 Dam and Rock Creek Village Shopping Center.

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