- Elevation, modelled
- 57 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Hill Mountain441 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0671, -77.3286
Lock 23: Violettes Lock is a attraction in Maryland, at a modelled 57 m. Short Hill Mountain stands 441 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The River of Blood, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Darnestown, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34863705, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 23: Violettes Lock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 305° | 441 m | 24.6 mi |
| Signal Mountain | WSW 238° | 413 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 346° | 387 m | 13.9 mi |
| White Rock | WSW 238° | 387 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 237° | 374 m | 22.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 302° | 361 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pine Rock | NNW 328° | 346 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 309° | 235 m | 16.6 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 1 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 1 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The River of Blood: 0.5 mi
- Seneca Quarry: 0.9 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.2 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 0.7 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 2.3 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 5.2 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Lock 20: 6.3 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 4.2 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 5.3 mi
- Mooseum: 5.9 mi
- Reston Museum: 6.8 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 7.0 mi
- Nokes Hill: 5.0 mi
- Hunting Hill: 7.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.4 mi
- Black Hill: 8.5 mi
- Stony Hill: 10.4 mi
- Great Falls: 6.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.6 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 12.3 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 7.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.0 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.0 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Great Falls · 5 mi
- Gaithersburg · 7 mi
- Herndon · 7 mi
- Potomac · 7 mi
- Sterling · 7 mi
- Reston · 8 mi
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