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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway

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State
Maryland
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

29 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Day-trip bases along the way

The Atlas · Along this byway

Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Historic sites

Seneca Quarry On the bywaySamuel Taylor Suit Cottage On the bywayBerkeley Springs Baths On the bywayPhiladelphia Brigade Monument On the byway

Peaks

Maryland Heights On the bywaySleepy Creek Mountain On the bywayBevan Hill On the bywayFerry Hill On the byway

Attractions

Potoma Wayside On the bywayLock 7 On the bywayLock 5 On the bywayLock 6 On the byway

Parks

Brunswick City Park On the bywayBerkeley Springs State Park On the bywayBretton Woods Recreation Center On the bywayTobytown Neighborhood Park On the byway

Artworks

Kryptos On the bywayConfederate Soldier Statue On the byway

Museums

Clara Barton House On the bywayAntietam National Battlefield Visitors Center On the bywayIndustry Museum On the bywayFrankel's Clothing Store On the byway

Nature reserves

Langley Oaks Park On the bywaySugarland Special Park On the bywayHanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site On the bywayTurkey Run Park On the byway

Cliffs

Lovers Leap On the byway

Picnic sites

Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park On the byway
Plan this drive · Today

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The stops worth making

  • Seneca QuarryUnavailable right now
  • Samuel Taylor Suit CottageUnavailable right now
  • KryptosUnavailable right now
  • Maryland HeightsUnavailable right now
  • Lock 7Hours uncertain right now
  • Lock 5Hours uncertain right now
  • Brunswick City ParkUnavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 7:52 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:16 PM.

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