Plummers Island, Glen Echo

Name: Plummers Island
Address: Glen Echo, United States

#3 among attractions in Glen Echo

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Facts and practical information

Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C. The Washington Biologists' Field Club has called the island "the most thoroughly studied island in North America". The island is visible from the American Legion Memorial Bridge of the Capital Beltway, just downriver of the bridge. ()

Coordinates: 38°58'10"N, 77°10'35"W

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Cabin JohnGlen Echo United States

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Day trips

Plummers Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Scott's Run Nature Preserve, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, American Legion Memorial Bridge, Carderock Recreation Area.

1.3 miW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean
33 min walk • Scott's Run Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in McLean, it is bordered by Virginia State Route 193 to its south, Interstate 495 to its east and the Potomac River to its north. It encompasses 336 acres of woodland with its...
1.7 miSE
Historical place, Farm, History museum
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
44 min walk • Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
~860 ftW
Bridge
American Legion Memorial Bridge
5 min walk • The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and formerly as the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge carrying Interstate 495 across the Potomac River between Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia in the United States. It is an American Water Landmark.
1.2 miW
Park
Carderock Recreation Area
32 min walk • Carderock Recreation Area is a 100-acre park in Carderock, Maryland, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The area is well known as a destination for its outdoor activities of rock climbing, hiking and biking.

Plummers Island, Glen Echo

Facts and practical information

Plummers Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean

Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean

American Legion Memorial Bridge

Carderock Recreation Area