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Potomac Falls in the region of Maryland is a town located in United States - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Potomac Falls is now 07:16 AM (Tuesday) . 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 Potomac Falls ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 ..
Great Falls Park
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 & ..
My first art show!
It was so amazing to see my work displayed. Words can't even describe. Thank you all so much for your support :) Website: www.abpan.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/abpan Twitter: @abpanphoto ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Minnehaha
Minnehaha is a fictional Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha. The name is often incorrectly said to mean "laughing water", though in reality it translates to "waterfall" or "rapid water" in Dakota. She is the subject of the poem, and later song, cantata, and painting, The Death of Minnehaha.
Located at 39.03 -77.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 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 2 km away
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.
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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
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 3 km away
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