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Great Falls in the region of Virginia with its 15,427 habitants is a town located in United States - some 15 mi or ( 25 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Great Falls is now 02:09 PM (Friday) . 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, Baltimore, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Philadelphia. 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.
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Ice Circle? or Aliens landed in Cinnamon Creek!
While walking my dog on 02/06/09, I encountered an ice circle spinning on the surface of the frozen creek. I've never seen anything like this before. It must be the work of extraterrestrial beings! I ..
Best Christmas Lights Ever Brightens The Holidays in Reston Virginia
fundraising.stjude.org 360 degree Virtual Tour: www.vpix.net The 2012 Holiday Lights Experience kicked off on December 1st 2012 at 11303 Stones Throw Drive Reston, VA I love Christmas Very Much. This ..
Earth - Blu-ray movie review - Donne Tempo
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
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Great Falls, Virginia
Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Although primarily a bedroom community for Washington, D.C. , one major attraction is Great Falls Park which overlooks the Great Falls of the Potomac River, for which the community and the park are named. George Washington was involved with building a canal around the falls on the southwest, or Virginia, side, called the Patowmack Canal, which did not become commercially viable.
Located at 39.00 -77.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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.
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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.
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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