Lock 7
Lock 7 is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Pool, a historic site 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lock on the C&O Canal near Glen Echo, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34864147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 1.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Pool: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 0.9 mi
- Fort Sumner: 1.1 mi
- Loughborough Mill: 1.8 mi
- Clara Barton House: 0.2 mi
- KID Museum: 2.7 mi
- Dopamine Land: 2.9 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 3.3 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 3.9 mi
- Princeton Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Glen Echo Heights Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Clara Barton Center for Children: 0.9 mi
- Wood Acres Park: 1.0 mi
- Glen Mar Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- A-12 Oxcart: 0.8 mi
- Kryptos: 0.9 mi
- Bethesda Walkaround: 2.5 mi
- Synergy III: 2.6 mi
- When Now Becomes Then: 2.7 mi
- Potomac Palisades Conservation Park: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Run Park: 1.3 mi
- Langley Oaks Park: 1.3 mi
- New Hope Island Conservation Park: 1.7 mi
- Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 3.0 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 3.0 mi
- Friendship Garden: 3.1 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 3.3 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 3.8 mi
- Olney Park: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 14: 4.6 mi
- Point Reno: 3.5 mi
- Minor's Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Alto: 4.5 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 4.7 mi
- Camp Hill: 4.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 3.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 3.4 mi
- Great Falls: 6.5 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.9 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 4.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 7.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.5 mi
- Indian Head: 24.9 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 5.6 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 7. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 327° | 387 m | 24.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 242° | 156 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 339° | 156 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 331° | 148 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 207° | 144 m | 5.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | SSW 194° | 140 m | 4.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 243° | 140 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prout Hill | SSW 207° | 137 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/137852539
Day trips start here
- Bethesda · 2 mi
- McLean · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 4 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 4 mi
- Kensington · 5 mi
- Arlington · 6 mi
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