Overlook 2

Overlook 2 is a scenic viewpoint in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Overlook 2 is situated near the rapids Maryland Chute, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Overlook 1.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Bear Island.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Photo: Zellfaze, CC0.

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.

Bear Island

Island

Bear Island is an island located in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near the Great Falls.

Maryland Mine

Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.

Maryland Mine is situated 1 mile north of Overlook 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carderock and Odricks Corner.

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. Carderock is situated 2½ miles east of Overlook 2.

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 3 miles south of Overlook 2.

Potomac

Photo: Russ, CC BY 2.0.

Potomac is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 47,018.

Overlook 2

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.97956° or 38° 58′ 46″ north

Longitude

-77.23654° or 77° 14′ 12″ west

Open location code

87C4XQH7+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 662618210

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maryland Chute and Overlook 1.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Billy Goat Trail Section B and Difficult Run near Great Falls.

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