Monocacy Aqueduct
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: canal in Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Monocacy River Aqueduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dickerson station.
Dickerson station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles east of Monocacy Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dickerson and Tuscarora.
Dickerson
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
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.
Tuscarora
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Calvert, CC0.
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 northwest of Monocacy Aqueduct.
Beallsville
Hamlet
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Monocacy Aqueduct.
Monocacy Aqueduct
- Categories: navigable aqueduct, aqueduct, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22388° or 39° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.45212° or 77° 27′ 8″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
87F46GFX+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 370579951OpenStreetMap feature
historic=aqueductOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Monocacy Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Monocacy Aqueduct”
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