Torpedo Island
Torpedo Island is an islet in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Torpedo Island is situated nearby to the islet Norbell Island, as well as near Submarine Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennyfield Lock and Tobytown Park.
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 1,400 feet north of Torpedo Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Travilah and Seneca.
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 2 miles northeast of Torpedo Island.
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 3½ miles northwest of Torpedo Island.
Lowes Island
Village
Lowes Island is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lowes Island had a population of 11,023. Along with nearby Countryside and Cascades, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community. Lowes Island is situated 3½ miles west of Torpedo Island.
Torpedo Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.04997° or 39° 2′ 60″ northLongitude
-77.28856° or 77° 17′ 19″ westOpen location code
87F42PX6+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 137401497OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torpedo Island and Norbell Island.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Lockhouse 22 and Pennyfield Lockhouse Parking Lot.
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