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Scott's Run Falls

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Scott's Run Falls — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Scott's Run Falls sits at 57 ft along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway, with terrain dropping 10 ft over the next 600 meters. Stubblefield Falls Overlook is visible to the east, 0.4 mi away at 193 ft, and Stubblefield Falls itself lies east-northeast, also 0.4 mi distant, at 59 ft. Arlington is 8.3 mi southeast, Washington 10.2 mi east-southeast, and Baltimore 38.8 mi northeast. Day length varies with the season: sunrise runs from 05:44 at the June solstice to 07:25 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 16:51 in December to 20:38 in June. This lookout follows Overlook 1 on the byway route and precedes Stubblefield Falls Overlook, the next stop along the way.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
57 ft
Relief
10 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
View southeast along the Clara Barton Parkway at the exit for Carderock (Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center) in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View southeast along the Clara Barton Parkway from the overpass for Carderock Road in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View northwest along the Clara Barton Parkway from the overpass for Carderock Road in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Clara Barton Parkway as viewed from an overpass at the access to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division located at the David Taylor Model Basin . This image is oriented eastward.
Andrew Bossi · CC BY 2.5 · source
Clara Barton Parkway as viewed from an overpass at the access to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division located at the David Taylor Model Basin . This image is oriented eastward.
Andrew Bossi · CC BY 2.5 · source
The Forrestal Road / Carderock Road overpass over the Clara Barton Parkway . This overpass is beside the access to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division located at the David Taylor Model Basin
Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Stubblefield Falls Overlook193 fteast · 0.4 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls59 fteast-northeast · 0.4 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1319:2118:46
June solstice05:4420:3819:58
September equinox06:5719:0818:32
December solstice07:2516:5116:08

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Arlington8.3 mi southeast
  • Washington10.2 mi east-southeast
  • Baltimore38.8 mi northeast
← Before it: Overlook 1After it: Stubblefield Falls Overlook →
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Common questions

How high is Scott's Run Falls?

Scott's Run Falls sits at about 57 feet (17 m).

What can you see from Scott's Run Falls?

From Scott's Run Falls: Stubblefield Falls Overlook (E, 0.4 mi); Stubblefield Falls (ENE, 0.4 mi).

What is the nearest town to Scott's Run Falls?

Arlington, 8.3 miles SE of Scott's Run Falls.

What is the next lookout after Scott's Run Falls?

Stubblefield Falls Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Scott's Run Falls.

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