Lock 8
Lock 8 is a river in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Lock 8 is situated nearby to the village Cabin John, as well as near the neighborhood Kimberley.Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
- Type: River
- Description: lock in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Lock 8 (C&O Canal)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Intelligence Agency and Kryptos.
Central Intelligence Agency
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, located in the unincorporated community of Langley in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington, D.C. The headquarters is a conglomeration of the Original Headquarters Building and the New Headquarters Building and sits on a total of 258 acres of land.
Kryptos
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
Plummers Island
Islet
Photo: Every-leaf-that-trembles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McLean and Bethesda.
McLean
Photo: Beltway Photos, CC BY 2.0.
McLean is a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. located in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the southern United States of America.
Bethesda
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Bethesda is in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1½ miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Wealthy and well-educated, Bethesda is best known for its numerous restaurants and as the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health.
Far North
Photo: Nicolet1327, CC0.
The far northern region of Arlington is mainly an upscale residential area, similar to McLean which borders it to the north. Still, there are some points of interest here.
Lock 8
- Categories: dam, lock, 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
38.9709° or 38° 58′ 15″ northLongitude
-77.1608° or 77° 9′ 39″ westOpen location code
87C4XRCQ+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 137852550OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverWikidata ID
Q34864225
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lock 8” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabin John and Cabin John Park.
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