Olmsted Island
Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 feet (40 metres)
- …is also known as “Falls Island”
- Description: island in the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Falls and Potomac.
Olmsted Island
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Latitude
38.9987° or 38° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
-77.25098° or 77° 15′ 4″ west
Open location code
87C4XPXX+FJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Olmsted Island” goes by many names.
Olmsted IslandCebuano
Olmsted IslandDutch
オルムステッド島Japanese
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