Scott Run

Scott Run is a stream in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Scott Run is situated nearby to the locality Swinks Mill, as well as near Carderock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carderock Recreation Area and Lock 14.

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.

Lock 14

River

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Lock 14 is a river.

David Taylor Model Basin

Industrial building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carderock and Cabin John.

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.

Cabin John

Village

Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Scott Run.

Carderock Springs Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carderock Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district encompasses 275 modernist houses located northwest of Bethesda. Carderock Springs Historic District is situated 2½ miles northeast of Scott Run.

Scott Run

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Scot’s Run” and “Scott’s Run”
Category: body of water
Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.96817° or 38° 58′ 5″ north

Longitude

-77.20331° or 77° 12′ 12″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87C4XQ9W+7M

GeoNames ID

4784688

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Localities in the Area

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