Yellow Falls
Yellow Falls is a rapids in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Yellow Falls is situated nearby to the area Marsden Tract, as well as near the locality Swinks Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carderock Recreation Area and David Taylor Model Basin.
Carderock Recreation Area
Picnic site
Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking.
David Taylor Model Basin
Industrial building
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The David W. Taylor Model Basin is one of the largest ship model basins—test facilities for the development of ship design—in the world. DTMB is a field activity of the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
The Madeira School
School building
Photo: AshleySmith434, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Odricks Corner
Locality
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Yellow Falls.
Cabin John
Village
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Cabin John is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the Potomac River, it is a suburb of Washington, D.C.… Cabin John is situated 2½ miles east of Yellow Falls.
Yellow Falls
- Type: Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.9702° or 38° 58′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.21118° or 77° 12′ 40″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87C4XQCQ+3GGeoNames ID
4374292
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