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Monocacy Aqueduct

Monocacy Aqueduct from directly overhead

Monocacy Aqueduct is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 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.

About

The story

canal in Maryland, United States of America

Dates from 1833.

Wikidata Q6901359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.22381, -77.45208

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Parks
  • Dickerson Recreation Center: 1.7 mi
  • Dickerson Local Park: 1.7 mi
  • Monocacy Natural Resources Area: 2.0 mi
  • The "Green": 3.1 mi
  • Lucketts Community Center: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
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
Gardens: 41
Picnic sites: 20
  • Nolands Ferry: 2.3 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 10.3 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 12.1 mi
Springs: 9
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
Cliffs: 3
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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salamander RockN 356°562 m24.4 mi
Annapolis RockNNW 341°538 m24.4 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 329°536 m18.1 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 329°536 m18.1 mi
Pine KnobNNW 341°518 m23.3 mi
High KnobN 352°472 m16.6 mi
Monument KnobNNW 335°468 m21.2 mi
NeersvilleW 273°467 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4420:0020:40
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2716:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/370579951

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