Lock 8
Lock 8 is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 9, a attraction 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lock in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34864225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stubblefield Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Scott's Run Falls · 2 mi
- Overlook 1 · 4 mi
- Overlook 2 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aire picnic: 0.4 mi
- Clara Barton Center for Children: 0.5 mi
- Concord Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.1 mi
- Booze Creek Stream Valley Park: 1.1 mi
- Turkey Run Park: 0.5 mi
- New Hope Island Conservation Park: 0.5 mi
- Carderock Springs Neighborhood Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Langley Oaks Park: 0.8 mi
- Rock Run Stream Valley Park: 2.0 mi
- Clara Barton House: 1.1 mi
- KID Museum: 3.6 mi
- Ratner Museum: 4.0 mi
- Dopamine Land: 4.1 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Pool: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.6 mi
- Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries: 1.7 mi
- Burling Defenders: 2.2 mi
- A-12 Oxcart: 1.4 mi
- Kryptos: 1.5 mi
- Bethesda Walkaround: 3.4 mi
- Synergy III: 3.5 mi
- Half-Twist: 3.6 mi
- Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park: 2.1 mi
- Olney Park: 4.2 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 4.8 mi
- Pond Classroom: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 13: 5.8 mi
- Topaz House West Garden: 3.9 mi
- Topaz House East Garden: 3.9 mi
- Capital One Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Friendship Garden: 4.3 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.2 mi
- Minor's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Point Reno: 4.7 mi
- Gantt Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Daniel: 5.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 1.9 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 2.3 mi
- Great Falls: 5.3 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.8 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.1 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.2 mi
- Takoma Spring: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 4.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 4.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.6 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.3 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 8. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 328° | 387 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gantt Hill | SW 231° | 156 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 346° | 156 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 334° | 148 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | SSW 193° | 144 m | 5.2 mi |
| Minor's Hill | S 178° | 140 m | 4.7 mi |
| Freedom Hill | SW 233° | 140 m | 5.5 mi |
| Prout Hill | SSW 195° | 137 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/137852550
Day trips start here
- Bethesda · 3 mi
- McLean · 3 mi
- Arlington (Virginia)/Far North · 4 mi
- Potomac · 4 mi
- Tysons · 5 mi
- Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 5 mi
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