Hurkey Island
Hurkey Island is an islet in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Hurkey Island is situated nearby to the islet Artrey Island, as well as near the park Lock 21 “Swains” Campground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennyfield Lock and Great Falls Tavern.
Pennyfield Lock
Canal
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
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. Pennyfield Lock is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hurkey Island.
Great Falls Tavern
Tourism office
Great Falls Tavern is a historic building in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United States. Located at mile 14.3 along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath, it is today used by the National Park Service as one of its five visitor centers in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Great Falls Tavern is situated 2½ miles south of Hurkey Island.
Bedfordshire Neighborhood Park
Park
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedfordshire Neighborhood Park is situated 2½ miles east of Hurkey Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Travilah and Potomac.
Travilah
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2½ miles north of Hurkey Island.
Potomac
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.
Great Falls
Photo: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Falls in Virginia, within the United States of America. It's a suburb outside the DC beltway. Nearly all the businesses are found at either end of Walker Road.
Hurkey Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.03511° or 39° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
-77.25012° or 77° 15′ 0″ westOpen location code
87F42PPX+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 137401478OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Artrey Island and Lock 21 “Swains” Campground.
Nearby Places
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