Lock 29
Lock 29 is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 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.
The story
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).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 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 - Maryland, National
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
- Point of Rocks: 2.3 mi
- Point of Rocks Community Commons Park: 2.4 mi
- Galyn Manor Green Park: 2.8 mi
- Brunswick City Park: 3.2 mi
- Brunswick Dog Park: 3.2 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
- WINDSWEPT: 10.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 10.7 mi
- Spire: 10.7 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 10.8 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 10.8 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
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 10.5 mi
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary: 10.5 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 5.7 mi
- Dargan Bend: 10.5 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 16.6 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 14.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.3 mi
- Four Square Garden: 17.4 mi
- butterfly Garden: 18.5 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 2.9 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cooper Springs: 13.1 mi
- Spout Spring: 13.6 mi
- Potts Springs: 14.2 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
- Sevenfoot Rock: 10.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 13.3 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/487238516
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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