Lock 53

Lock 53 is a dam in Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Lock 53 is situated nearby to the hamlet Sir Johns Run, as well as near the park Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area and Berkeley Springs State Park.

Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area

Park

Photo: Dehaan, CC BY 3.0.

Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area, is located about 3 miles north of Great Cacapon, West Virginia in Morgan County. Widmeyer WMA is located on 422 acres of upland hills above the Potomac River.

Berkeley Springs State Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Berkeley Springs State Park is a state park situated in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, United States. The centerpiece of the Park is its historic mineral spa. Berkeley Springs State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Lock 53.

Star Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Star Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Lock 53.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sir Johns Run and Jimtown.

Sir Johns Run

Hamlet

Sir Johns Run is an unincorporated community hamlet at the mouth of Sir Johns Run on the Potomac River in Morgan County, West Virginia northwest of Berkeley Springs.

Jimtown

Neighborhood

Jimtown is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Because of its proximity to the north of the Town of Bath limits, Jimtown is generally considered a neighborhood of Berkeley Springs. Jimtown is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lock 53.

North Berkeley

Neighborhood

North Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The community lies between the Town of Bath limits and Jimtown. North Berkeley is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lock 53.

Lock 53

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Location: Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.65093° or 39° 39′ 3″ north

Longitude

-78.24195° or 78° 14′ 31″ west

Elevation

417 feet (127 metres)

Open location code

87F3MQ25+96

GeoNames ID

4360984

Wikidata ID

Q34863984

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lock 53” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lock 53”

Localities in the Area

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