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Stubblefield Falls Overlook

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Stubblefield Falls Overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Stubblefield Falls Overlook sits at 194 feet along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway, with the land dropping 40 feet within 600 meters of the site. Scott's Run Falls is visible to the west, 0.4 miles away at 210 feet, and Carderock, part of Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park, lies north-northwest at the same distance. A series of canal features can be seen to the east-northeast: Lock 14 at 0.9 miles, Lock 13 and Lock 12 both around 1.0 mile, Lock 11 at 1.3 miles, and Lock 10 at 1.5 miles. The Aire picnic area is visible to the east at 1.5 miles. The overlook is 8.0 miles northwest of Arlington, 9.9 miles west-northwest of Washington, and 38.5 miles southwest of Baltimore. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 20:38 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 07:25 and sunset at 16:50 around the December solstice. Scott's Run Falls is the previous lookout on the byway, and Overlook rock, high, is the next stop.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
194 ft
Relief
40 ft drop
In view
8 named features
View northwest 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

What you’re looking at

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

  • Scott's Run Falls210 ftwest · 0.4 mi
  • Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park119 ftnorth-northwest · 0.4 mi
  • Lock 14114 fteast-northeast · 0.9 mi
  • Lock 13135 fteast-northeast · 1.0 mi
  • Lock 12126 fteast-northeast · 1.0 mi
  • Lock 1197 fteast-northeast · 1.3 mi
  • Aire picnic59 fteast · 1.5 mi
  • Lock 10110 fteast-northeast · 1.5 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1319:2118:46
June solstice05:4420:3819:58
September equinox06:5719:0818:32
December solstice07:2516:5016:08

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

Where it is

  • Arlington8.0 mi southeast
  • Washington9.9 mi east-southeast
  • Baltimore38.5 mi northeast
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How high is Stubblefield Falls Overlook?

Stubblefield Falls Overlook sits at about 194 feet (59 m).

What can you see from Stubblefield Falls Overlook?

From Stubblefield Falls Overlook: Scott's Run Falls (W, 0.4 mi); Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park (NNW, 0.4 mi); Lock 14 (ENE, 0.9 mi); Lock 13 (ENE, 1.0 mi).

What is the nearest town to Stubblefield Falls Overlook?

Arlington, 8.0 miles SE of Stubblefield Falls Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Stubblefield Falls Overlook?

Overlook rock, high is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Stubblefield Falls Overlook.

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