Submarine Island
Submarine Island is an islet in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Submarine Island is situated nearby to the canal Pennyfield Lock, as well as near the islet Torpedo 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 840 feet northeast of Submarine Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Travilah and Seneca.
Travilah
Town
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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 Submarine 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 3 miles northwest of Submarine 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 Submarine Island.
Submarine Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.05243° or 39° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.29125° or 77° 17′ 29″ westOpen location code
87F43P25+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 315083965OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torpedo Island and Norbell Island.
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