Lock 28
Lock 28 is a historic site in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Lock 28 is situated nearby to the islet Paton Island, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Point of Rocks Overlook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point of Rocks station and Catoctin Creek Aqueduct.
Point of Rocks station
Railway station
Photo: Samual Ruaat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Rocks is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV, located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Point of Rocks station is situated 1 mile southeast of Lock 28.
Catoctin Creek Aqueduct
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catoctin Creek Aqueduct is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lock 28.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Rocks and Taylorstown.
Point of Rocks
Village
Photo: Pollinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point of Rocks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,466.
Taylorstown
Hamlet
Taylorstown is a small community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, built on the banks of Catoctin Creek and the surrounding hillside, about two miles south of the Potomac River. Taylorstown is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lock 28.
Scattersville
Locality
Lovettsville is a town in Loudoun County, located near the very northern tip of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Settled primarily by German immigrants, the town was originally established in 1836. Scattersville is situated 4½ miles south of Lock 28.
Lock 28
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28163° or 39° 16′ 54″ northLongitude
-77.54778° or 77° 32′ 52″ westOpen location code
87F47FJ2+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 487238515OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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