Lock 16
Lock 16 is a canal in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Lock 16 is situated nearby to the historic building Lockhouse 16, as well as near the bridge Stop Gate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Great Falls.
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.
Great Falls
Waterfall
Great Falls is a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River in the state of Maryland 14 miles upstream from Washington, D.C. As the border between the states of Maryland and Virginia generally follows the low-water line on the Virginia side, the…
Lock 19
Canal
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Lock 19 is a canal, which is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Lock 16.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Falls and Potomac.
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.
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.
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. Carderock is situated 3 miles east of Lock 16.
Lock 16
- Type: Canal
- Categories: body of water, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.99196° or 38° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.24441° or 77° 14′ 40″ westOpen location code
87C4XQR4+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 137852544OpenStreetMap feature
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natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lockhouse 16 and Stop Gate.
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