Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock
Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobytown Neighborhood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Travilah, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34863679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 8.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, high · 2 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 2 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 4 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenbriar Local Park: 1.9 mi
- Bretton Woods Recreation Center: 2.5 mi
- Lock 21 “Swains” Campground: 2.9 mi
- Darnestown Heritage Park: 3.4 mi
- Fraser Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 4.7 mi
- Lake Placid Dam: 4.9 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 5.0 mi
- Negro Sunshine: 2.0 mi
- Horse and Rider (2015) by Charles Ray: 2.1 mi
- Compression Line (1968/2016) by Michael Heizer: 2.1 mi
- Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 2.1 mi
- As Long As The Sun Lasts (2021) by Alex da Corte: 2.1 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 2.1 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 5.8 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 5.8 mi
- Colvin Run Mill House: 5.9 mi
- Colvin Run Mill: 5.9 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 2.3 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 2.9 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 3.0 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Lock 20: 4.3 mi
- The River of Blood: 2.6 mi
- Seneca Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.6 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Mather Gorge marker: 4.7 mi
- Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 5.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 6.8 mi
- Fred Packard Grove: 7.8 mi
- Children’s Garden and Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Quail Ridge: 6.2 mi
- Picnic area A: 6.3 mi
- Picnic area B: 6.3 mi
- Picnic area C: 6.3 mi
- Picnic area D: 6.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 5.3 mi
- Nokes Hill: 6.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.5 mi
- Black Hill: 9.2 mi
- Freedom Hill: 9.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 12.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 14.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 16.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 19.8 mi
- Great Falls: 4.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.7 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 13.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.9 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 5.6 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 14.3 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 16.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 15.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 339° | 387 m | 15.5 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 241° | 374 m | 24.1 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 301° | 361 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 324° | 346 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 307° | 235 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 280° | 187 m | 17.3 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | W 267° | 176 m | 20.9 mi |
| Ball Hill | W 260° | 167 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/137400974
Day trips start here
- Great Falls · 4 mi
- Potomac · 5 mi
- Gaithersburg · 6 mi
- Herndon · 8 mi
- Montgomery County · 8 mi
- Reston · 8 mi
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