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…

Olmsted Island

Islet

Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. Olmsted Island is situated 1½ miles east of Arnon Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Falls and Great Falls Crossing.

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.

Great Falls Crossing

Village

Great Falls Crossing is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 1,392. Established after the 2020 Census, it includes previously unincorporated areas with Reston addresses between the communities of Reston and Great Falls. Great Falls Crossing is situated 3 miles southwest of Arnon Lake.

Potomac

Photo: Russ, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Arnon Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.0068° or 39° 0′ 25″ north

Longitude

-77.27777° or 77° 16′ 40″ west

Open location code

87F42P4C+PV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 228462507

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include horse pasture and Mine Run Dam.

Nearby Places

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