Lock 25
Lock 25 is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Neersville stands 467 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Confluence Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it.
The story
lock on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Poolesville, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34863744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 8 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Confluence Park: 0.4 mi
- Bazil Newman Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverpoint Drive Trailhead: 1.4 mi
- Good Times Park: 2.3 mi
- Keep Loudoun Beautiful Park: 2.4 mi
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 1.9 mi
- Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run: 2.1 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 4.6 mi
- Morven Park: 5.8 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 6.0 mi
- Icehouse: 2.1 mi
- Carriage House: 2.1 mi
- Well House: 2.1 mi
- 2-chambered Granary: 2.1 mi
- Fitz A. Campbell Grave: 2.3 mi
- Red Nessie: 2.2 mi
- Noh Play: 2.3 mi
- Momentum: 2.3 mi
- The Space Between Us: 2.3 mi
- Water Wall: 2.3 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 3.0 mi
- George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor: 4.7 mi
- Dodona Manor: 4.7 mi
- Mighty Midget Kitchen: 4.9 mi
- Lightfoot Restaurant: 5.0 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- butterfly garden: 4.4 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 7.4 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 12.3 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 5.1 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 6.0 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 7.0 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 8.9 mi
- Nokes Hill: 6.7 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Waterford Peak: 7.8 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.4 mi
- Negro Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 5.3 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 8.6 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 10.0 mi
- Quail Ridge: 11.9 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 11.9 mi
- Potts Springs: 17.9 mi
- Harris Springs: 17.9 mi
- Cooper Springs: 18.2 mi
- White Rock Spring: 19.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 15.0 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 15.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
- River Access: 21.5 mi
- River Access: 22.1 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 9.0 mi
- Great Falls: 13.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 17.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 17.5 mi
- Pua Falls: 23.2 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 20.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 20.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.1 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 23.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Lock 25. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neersville | WNW 300° | 467 m | 18.5 mi |
| Maryland Heights | NW 322° | 444 m | 21.0 mi |
| Raven Rocks | W 278° | 443 m | 19.6 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 312° | 441 m | 17.0 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 219° | 413 m | 19.7 mi |
| High Point Mountain | SW 217° | 397 m | 21.4 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | W 266° | 397 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 21° | 387 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/487210600
Day trips start here
- Ashburn · 4 mi
- Leesburg · 5 mi
- Sterling · 7 mi
- Loudoun County · 9 mi
- Herndon · 10 mi
- Germantown · 12 mi
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