Riley's Lock, Seneca Creek State Park

Name: Riley's Lock
Address: Seneca Creek State Park, United States

#1 among attractions in Seneca Creek State Park

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Riley's Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. They are located at towpath mile-marker 22.7 adjacent to Seneca Creek, in Montgomery County, Maryland. The lock is sometimes identified as Seneca because of the Seneca Aqueduct that carried the canal over the creek to the lift lock. The name Riley comes from John C. Riley, who was lock keeper from 1892 until the canal closed permanently in 1924. ()

Coordinates: 39°4'9"N, 77°20'27"W

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DarnestownSeneca Creek State Park United States

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Day trips

Riley's Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Falls, Billy Goat Trail, Swains Lock, Pennyfield Lock.

6.8 miSE
Dramatic whitewater rapids and waterfalls
Great Falls, McLean
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7.3 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
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5.8 miSE
Canal
Swains Lock, Potomac
149 min walk • Swains Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 16.7 near Potomac, Maryland, and within the Travilah census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
3 miE
Canal
Pennyfield Lock, Great Falls
77 min walk • The Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. The lock, located at towpath mile-marker 19.7, is near River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland.
~180 ftSW
Aqueduct
Seneca Aqueduct, Seneca Creek State Park
1 min walk • Seneca Aqueduct — or Aqueduct No. 1 — is a naviduct that carries the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal over Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The C&O built eleven aqueducts along its 184.5 miles length.
5.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
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4.8 miE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Glenstone, Potomac
122 min walk • Glenstone is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, 15 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The museum's exhibitions are drawn from a collection of about 1,300 works from post-World War II artists around the world.
2 miSW
39°3'27"N • 77°22'31"W
Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling
52 min walk • Park, Event space, Golf
6.9 miSE
Area
Olmsted Island, Great Falls
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5 miSW
39°1'0"N • 77°24'15"W
Heritage Farm Museum, Sterling
127 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.1 miE
39°3'26"N • 77°14'51"W
Glenstone Museum, Potomac
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