You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. United States
  4. »
  5. Maryland
  6. » Great Falls
United States Flag Icon

Great Falls Destination Guide

Discover Great Falls in United States

Great Falls in the region of Maryland is a town located in United States - some 13 mi or ( 22 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Great Falls

Local time in Great Falls is now 02:25 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Washington, Annapolis, Baltimore, Bethesda, and Fawsett Farms. When in this area, you might want to check out Washington . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Great Falls ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Earth - Blu-ray movie review - Donne Tempo

2:29 min by DonneTempoVideo
Views: 1965 Rating: 5.00

www.donnetempo.com Writer Jacquie Kubin reviews the Blu-ray version of DisneyNature's Earth, a documentary narrated by James Earl Jones that tells the remarkable story of three animal families and the ..

Winter Paddle - Angler's Inn up Mather Gorge to Rocky Island

9:59 min by mpopov69
Views: 1194 Rating: 5.00

Water level about 3.75ft on the Little Falls scale, water and air around freezing temps. Put-in at the bottom of the path across from Angler's Inn on the Potomac River. This is my usual trip up the Ma ..


Family Travel: Billy Goat Trail Hike

5:39 min by CreekmoreWorld
Views: 1088 Rating: 4.80

Sometimes the best trips are right in your own backyard. The Creekmore family hikes the Billy Goat Trail near Great Falls in Maryland. ..

Great Falls Park

1:07 min by Califraska
Views: 980 Rating: 5.00

Chris explores Great Falls Park, preserving the most spectacular natural attraction in the Washington DC area: the Great Falls of the Potomoc River, only 15 miles from Mall, alongside the Chesapeake & ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Olmsted Island

Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in Maryland, USA, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland. Named for Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. , the landscape architect and preservationist whose famous father designed New York's Central Park, the small island is a bedrock terrace forest that supports rare, threatened and endangered plant species.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Montgomery County, Maryland, Islands of Maryland, Islands of the Potomac River, Potomac, Maryland

Great Falls (Potomac River)

The Great Falls of the Potomac River are located at the fall line of the Potomac River, 14 miles upstream from Washington, D.C. Great Falls Park, operated by the National Park Service, is located on the southern banks in Virginia, while Chesapeake and Ohio Canal parkland is located along the northern banks of the river in Maryland. The Potomac and the falls themselves are within Maryland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Geography of Montgomery County, Maryland, Potomac River, Visitor attractions in Fairfax County, Virginia, Visitor attractions in Montgomery County, Maryland, Waterfalls of Maryland, Waterfalls of Virginia

Billy Goat Trail

The Billy Goat Trail (also written as Billygoat Trail) is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Hiking trails in Maryland, Protected areas of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States National Park Service areas in Maryland

Patowmack Canal

Officially known as the "Great Falls Skirting Canal," the Patowmack Canal is an inoperative canal located in Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C. area. The canal remains are managed by the National Park Service as it is within Great Falls Park, an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Virginia, Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia, Canals in Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Potomac River Watershed, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia

Mather Gorge

Mather Gorge is a river gorge south and just downriver of Great Falls on the border of Maryland and Virginia. The Maryland side of the gorge is Bear Island, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Virginia side is part of Great Falls Park. Both parks are National Park Service sites. The gorge is named after Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Maryland, Canyons and gorges of Virginia, Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Geography of Montgomery County, Maryland