Big Sluice Island
Big Sluice Island is an islet in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Big Sluice Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cropley, as well as near Mazza Falls.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Carderock Recreation Area.
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.
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, which is situated 1½ miles east of Big Sluice Island.
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 south of Big Sluice Island.
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 Big Sluice Island.
Big Sluice Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Categories: island, rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.97371° or 38° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.21299° or 77° 12′ 47″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87C4XQFP+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 137852482OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
7225371Wikidata ID
Q32841874
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Satellite Map
Discover Big Sluice Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Big Sluice Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Sluice Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cropley and Mazza Falls.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Sluice Island and Calico Rapids.
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