Historic site · Maryland
The River of Blood
The River of Blood is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Short Hill Mountain stands 441 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 23: Violettes Lock, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.06172, -77.33589
- 0.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.2 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.6 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 1 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 1 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 6 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 1 · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 0.5 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 0.6 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 2.6 mi
- Riverbend Park Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Fraser Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Algonkian Regional Park: 2.1 mi
- Sugarland Special Park: 3.9 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Nokes Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hunting Hill: 7.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.4 mi
- Black Hill: 8.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 9.9 mi
Museums
- Glenstone Museum: 4.6 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mooseum: 6.4 mi
- Reston Museum: 6.4 mi
- Colvin Run General Store: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Bretton Woods Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Sugarland Run Trail Park: 2.4 mi
- Potomack Lakes Sportsplex: 2.4 mi
- Tobytown Neighborhood Park: 2.6 mi
- Sugarland Trail Park: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 56
- Negro Sunshine: 4.5 mi
- Horse and Rider (2015) by Charles Ray: 4.6 mi
- Compression Line (1968/2016) by Michael Heizer: 4.6 mi
- Potomac River Water Filtration Plant: 4.6 mi
- Smug (1973/2005) by Tony Smith: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Seneca Quarry: 0.7 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.8 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Robert E Simon: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 53
- Picnic area A: 6.8 mi
- Picnic area B: 6.8 mi
- Picnic area C: 6.8 mi
- Picnic area D: 6.8 mi
- Quail Ridge: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 52
- Vermont Maple Garden: 3.6 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 7.6 mi
- The Farm at Halley Rise: 7.9 mi
- butterfly garden: 8.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 15.2 mi
- Silver Spring: 17.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.7 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.8 mi
- Takoma Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Great Falls: 6.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 9.7 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 9.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.7 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sycamore Beach: 7.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 7.6 mi
- Fishing Shore: 16.5 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 19.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 19.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of The River of Blood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Hill Mountain | NW 306° | 441 m | 24.5 mi |
| Signal Mountain | WSW 238° | 413 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 348° | 387 m | 14.2 mi |
| White Rock | WSW 238° | 387 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 237° | 374 m | 22.2 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 304° | 361 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pine Rock | NNW 329° | 346 m | 20.4 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | WSW 242° | 295 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| 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.
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