- Elevation, modelled
- 70 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Catoctin Mountain572 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3064, -77.5584
Lock 29 is a attraction in Maryland, at a modelled 70 m. Catoctin Mountain stands 572 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Catoctin Aqueduct, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
canal lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Frederick County, Maryland
Dates from 1834.
Wikidata Q34864750, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 29. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catoctin Mountain | NNE 12° | 572 m | 24.1 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNE 11° | 562 m | 19.0 mi |
| Black Rock | N 354° | 549 m | 18.6 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | N 353° | 538 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 340° | 536 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 340° | 536 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bob's Hill | NNE 14° | 535 m | 20.9 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 12° | 526 m | 20.0 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 0.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
Overlooks nearby
- Shock Rock · 1 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 2 mi
- Weverton Cliffs · 7 mi
- Split Rock · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Catoctin Aqueduct: 0.6 mi
- Lock 28: 1.8 mi
- Caboose: 3.8 mi
- Lock 30: 3.9 mi
- Lock 31: 6.7 mi
- Gum Springs Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Eastalco: 5.0 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Frederick County: 6.2 mi
- Pine Rock: 1.6 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 7.2 mi
- White Rock: 7.5 mi
- Lovettsville Museum: 4.8 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 7.1 mi
- Gathland State Park Museum: 8.1 mi
- Arsenal Square: 9.2 mi
- John Brown Museum: 9.3 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 23.0 mi
- Pua Falls: 24.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
- River Access: 20.4 mi
- River Access: 21.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Brunswick · 4 mi
- Middletown · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Frederick · 11 mi
- Leesburg · 13 mi
- Frederick County · 14 mi
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