Seneca Quarry
Seneca Quarry is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Short Hill Mountain stands 441 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 24: Rileys Lock, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it.
The story
Historical Seneca red sandstone quarry in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Dates from 1785.
Wikidata Q7450328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 6.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 11.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 1 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 1 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 7 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 0.2 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 0.9 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 3.2 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 6.0 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 6.0 mi
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 1.8 mi
- Fraser Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 3.2 mi
- River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park: 5.3 mi
- Nokes Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hunting Hill: 7.9 mi
- Black Hill: 8.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 9.8 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 4.9 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mooseum: 5.9 mi
- Reston Museum: 7.0 mi
- Herndon Depot Museum: 7.3 mi
- Bretton Woods Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Potomack Lakes Sportsplex: 2.2 mi
- Sugarland Run Trail Park: 2.5 mi
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 3.1 mi
- Sugarland Trail Park: 3.2 mi
- Negro Sunshine: 5.0 mi
- Horse and Rider (2015) by Charles Ray: 5.1 mi
- Compression Line (1968/2016) by Michael Heizer: 5.1 mi
- Smug (1973/2005) by Tony Smith: 5.1 mi
- Split Rocker (2000) by Jeff Koons: 5.1 mi
- The River of Blood: 0.7 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.6 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Inspiration Park: 6.5 mi
- Quail Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 6.9 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 3.9 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 7.4 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 8.4 mi
- butterfly garden: 8.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.8 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.8 mi
- Sandy Spring: 18.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 19.4 mi
- Great Falls: 7.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.6 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 17.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 18.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.8 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Seneca Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 305° | 441 m | 23.8 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SW 236° | 413 m | 23.3 mi |
| High Point Mountain | SW 234° | 397 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 349° | 387 m | 13.6 mi |
| White Rock | WSW 236° | 387 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | SW 235° | 374 m | 22.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | WNW 303° | 361 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pine Rock | NNW 329° | 346 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3965245890
Day trips start here
- Great Falls · 6 mi
- Sterling · 6 mi
- Herndon · 7 mi
- Ashburn · 8 mi
- Gaithersburg · 8 mi
- Potomac · 8 mi
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