Lock 0
Lock 0 is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson's Boat Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
defunct canal lock in Washington, D.C.
Wikidata Q7800879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 6.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Thompson's Boat Center: 0.0 mi
- Steven M. Dixon Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Old Stone House Garden: 0.4 mi
- Georgetown Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Circle Park: 0.5 mi
- Barton Rubenstein: 0.2 mi
- Don Quixote: 0.3 mi
- Amerika: 0.3 mi
- War or Peace: 0.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.4 mi
- Benito Juarez Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Justice William O Douglas Statue: 0.3 mi
- American Meridian Monument: 0.4 mi
- Julius Axelrod: 0.4 mi
- Vincent Du Vigneaud, PhD: 0.4 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.4 mi
- GWU Museum and Textile Museum: 0.6 mi
- Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of American Diplomacy: 0.7 mi
- Dacor Bacon House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.4 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 1.1 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Gate Fountain: 1.3 mi
- Almas Temple: 1.4 mi
- Presidential Grove: 0.5 mi
- West End Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Statues: 1.0 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Big Red One: 1.1 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 0.5 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 2.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.2 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 2.7 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.8 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 3.0 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 1.2 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 6.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Indian Head: 21.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 2.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 11.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 8.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.1 mi
- Great Falls: 12.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 0. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 281° | 156 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 330° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 327° | 148 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 269° | 144 m | 6.7 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 273° | 140 m | 5.4 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 10.1 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 260° | 137 m | 7.4 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 250° | 125 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/866834879
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