Pennyfield Lock
The Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Travilah, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “C&O Canal Lock 22”, “Lock 22”, and “Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tobytown Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Travilah and Seneca.
Travilah
Town
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Travilah is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is 17.28 square miles located along the north side of the Potomac River, and surrounded by the communities of Potomac, North Potomac, and Darnestown—all census-designated places. Travilah is situated 2 miles northeast of Pennyfield Lock.
Seneca
Hamlet
Photo: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seneca is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located near the intersection of River Road and Seneca Creek, not far from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River. Seneca is situated 3 miles northwest of Pennyfield Lock.
Darnestown
Village
Darnestown is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. The CDP is 17.70 square miles. As of the 2020 census, the Darnestown CDP had a population of 6,723, while the village of Darnestown is considerably smaller in size and population. Darnestown is situated 3½ miles north of Pennyfield Lock.
Pennyfield Lock
- Categories: dam, lock, body of water, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.05376° or 39° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
-77.28884° or 77° 17′ 20″ westOpen location code
87F43P36+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 137400974OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
water=canalWikidata ID
Q34863679
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