- Elevation, modelled
- 58 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Salamander Rock562 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2238, -77.4521
Monocacy Aqueduct is a attraction in Maryland, at a modelled 58 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 27, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
canal in Maryland, United States of America
Dates from 1833.
Wikidata Q6901359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monocacy Aqueduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander Rock | N 356° | 562 m | 24.4 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNW 341° | 538 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 329° | 536 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 329° | 536 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 341° | 518 m | 23.3 mi |
| High Knob | N 352° | 472 m | 16.6 mi |
| Monument Knob | NNW 335° | 468 m | 21.2 mi |
| Neersville | W 273° | 467 m | 17.1 mi |
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 12.9 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
Overlooks nearby
- Potomac Overlook · 4 mi
- West View · 4 mi
- East View · 4 mi
- McCormack Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Lock 27: 0.6 mi
- Lock 26: Wood's Lock: 2.5 mi
- Lock 28: 6.5 mi
- Lock 29: 8.1 mi
- Edwards Landing Lights: 8.3 mi
Historic sites
- Eastalco: 7.6 mi
- Icehouse: 8.3 mi
- Well House: 8.3 mi
- 2-chambered Granary: 8.3 mi
- Carriage House: 8.3 mi
Museums: 53
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 8.5 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 8.7 mi
- Mooseum: 9.2 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 9.7 mi
- Lovettsville Museum: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 49
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Waterford Peak: 7.0 mi
- Pine Rock: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 17.3 mi
- Great Falls: 18.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 22.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 20.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 20.3 mi
- River Access: 23.2 mi
- River Access: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Truck Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 16.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 10 mi
- Leesburg · 10 mi
- Brunswick · 11 mi
- Ashburn · 13 mi
- Frederick · 13 mi
- Gaithersburg · 14 mi
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