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Glendale in the region of Virginia is a town in United States - some 13 mi or ( 20 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Glendale is now 12:03 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Washington, Annapolis, Baltimore, Bethesda, and Rockville. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Washington . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Glendale ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 ..
Family Travel: Billy Goat Trail Hike
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 of the Potomac River
Video of Great Falls of the Potomac River from the Maryland side at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Potomac, Maryland. ..
Great Falls 2
Just some camera tests with my new Manfrotto fluid head and Kessler pocket dolly. Shot at Great Falls, VA Music: Al Petteway, "Silgo Creek" ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Madeira School
The Madeira School Location McLean, VA, USA Information Type Private, Day Boarding Religious affiliation(s) Nondenominational Established 1906 Head Pilar Cabeza de Vaca Faculty 50 Enrollment 300 Average class size 10 Student to teacher ratio 6:1 Campus Suburban - 376 acres Color(s) Red & White Athletics 21 interscholastic Mascot Snail The Madeira School private, non-denominational preparatory boarding school for girls located in McLean, Virginia, United States.
Located at 38.97 -77.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 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 2 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 2 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
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