Mather Gorge
Mather Gorge is a river gorge south and just downriver of Great Falls in the state of Maryland bordering Virginia. The Maryland land side of the gorge is Bear Island, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Virginia side is part of Great Falls Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Bear Island.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the District of Columbia, West Virginia and Maryland. It lies in the Potomac River Valley between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland.
Bear Island
Island
Bear Island is an island located in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near the Great Falls.
The Madeira School
School building
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The Madeira School is an elite, private, day and boarding college-preparatory school for girls in McLean, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1906 by Lucy Madeira Wing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carderock and Odricks Corner.
Carderock
Locality
Carderock is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, along the Potomac River. It is located in the southern part of the Potomac census-designated place and western part of the Bethesda postal area. Carderock is situated 2½ miles east of Mather Gorge.
Odricks Corner
Locality
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Odricks Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Odricks Corner lies north of the Dulles Toll Road at the intersection of Spring Hill and Lewinsville Roads. Odricks Corner is situated 3 miles south of Mather Gorge.
Great Falls
Photo: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Falls in Virginia, within the United States of America. It's a suburb outside the DC beltway. Nearly all the businesses are found at either end of Walker Road.
Mather Gorge
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 66 feet
- Description: gorge of the Potomac River southeast and downriver of Great Falls
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Mather Gorge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Mather Gorge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “马瑟峡谷”
- French: “Mather Gorge”
- German: “Mather Gorge”
- Japanese: “マザー渓谷”
- Polish: “Mather Gorge”
- Spanish: “Mather Gorge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cropley and Glendale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sherwin Island and Black Pond.
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