Lock 32
Lock 32 is a dam in Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Lock 32 is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Potomac Water Gap, as well as near the hamlet Sandy Hook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Potomac Water Gap and Harpers Ferry station.
Potomac Water Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Potomac Water Gap is a double water gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, located at the intersection of the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, near Harpers Ferry. At 256 feet, it is the lowest crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Harpers Ferry station
Railway station
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service. Harpers Ferry station is situated 3,500 feet west of Lock 32.
John Brown Museum
Museum
Photo: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John Brown Museum is situated 3,300 feet west of Lock 32.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandy Hook and Harpers Ferry.
Sandy Hook
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.
Loudoun Heights
Hamlet
Loudoun Heights is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, near Purcellville and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on the Potomac River.
Lock 32
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: dam in Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
- Categories: dam, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.32406° or 39° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.71848° or 77° 43′ 7″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
87F487FJ+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 488766576OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4360973Wikidata ID
Q34863808
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In Other Languages
“Lock 32” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lock 32”
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