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Lock 19

Lock 19 from directly overhead

Lock 19 is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 18, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

canal lock in Potomac, Maryland, United States

Wikidata Q34863642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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How to reach it

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Coordinates38.99861, -77.24852

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Lock 18: 0.1 mi
  • Lock 20: 0.1 mi
  • Lock 16: 0.5 mi
  • Lock 15: 0.7 mi
  • Maryland Mine: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Woodrock Playground Park: 1.4 mi
  • Woodrock Terrace Park: 1.7 mi
  • Great Falls Grange Park: 2.0 mi
  • Heritage Farm Neighborhood Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lock 21 “Swains” Campground: 2.3 mi
Artworks
  • Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 2.7 mi
  • Clay Houses: Boulder-Room-Holes(2007-08) by Andy Goldsworthy: 3.9 mi
  • Sylvester (2001) by Richard Serra: 4.0 mi
  • Untitled (2005) by Ellsworth Kelly: 4.0 mi
  • Untitled (1992-95) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Fred Packard Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Children’s Garden and Pavillion: 4.5 mi
  • White Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Terrace Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Entry Garden: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 53
Springs: 6
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Takoma Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 15.1 mi
  • Coe Creek: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sycamore Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Fishing Shore: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 19. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 337°387 m19.8 mi
Chestnut PeakWSW 252°374 m24.6 mi
Waterford PeakNW 307°361 m21.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 312°235 m22.9 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 289°187 m20.4 mi
Steptoe HillW 277°176 m23.2 mi
Gantt HillS 171°156 m5.1 mi
Hunting HillNNE 24°156 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4419:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536270757467554537
Precip in3.32.63.83.44.34.14.33.54.23.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vienna, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/137852545

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