Little Monocacy River
The Little Monocacy River is a 10.1-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monocacy Aqueduct and Dickerson station.
Monocacy Aqueduct
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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.
Dickerson station
Railway station
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Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line, situated between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV. The station was designed by E. Dickerson station is situated 2 miles east of Little Monocacy River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dickerson and Tuscarora.
Dickerson
Hamlet
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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 1½ miles east of Little Monocacy River.
Tuscarora
Hamlet
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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 2½ miles north of Little Monocacy River.
Beallsville
Hamlet
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Beallsville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community located north of Poolesville. The ZIP Code for Beallsville is 20839. Beallsville is situated 3½ miles southeast of Little Monocacy River.
Little Monocacy River
- Type: Stream
- Description: Tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, US
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Little Monocacy River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Little Monocacy”
- Cebuano: “Little Monocacy River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Little Monocacy”
- Venetian: “Little Monocacy”
- Welsh: “Afon Little Monocacy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Furnace Ford and Shrys Store.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monocacy River and Cox Island.
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