- Elevation, modelled
- 21 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain387 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9709, -77.1608
Lock 8 is a attraction in Maryland, at a modelled 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.
lock in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Wikidata Q34864225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
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 |
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 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
Museums
- 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
Historic sites
- 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
Peaks: 45
- 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
Waterfalls: 5
- 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
Beaches: 4
- Purplehorse Beach: 4.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 4.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.4 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 21.1 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 21.2 mi
| 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).
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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