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Discover Dickerson
Dickerson in Montgomery County (Maryland) is a town in United States about 31 mi (or 49 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Dickerson is now 08:01 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Dickerson, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Washington Dulles International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 82 mi (or 132 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leesburg, Frederick, Rockville, Fairfax and Falls Church. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 37% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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Fallen Flags: WM SD40 7545 at Barnesville
Western Maryland SD40 7545 with a B&O GP40 and a Chessie GP9 drag coal up Parr Ridge at Bearnesville, MD 1/9/82. Helpers are a C&O SD40 and a Chessie SD40.
Rowan Level 4 floor Region 5 Championship
7 year old Rowan does the freehands (floor) routine. She got 1st place, with an 11.4 (out of 12!)
Two Loong CSX Trains Meet at Barnesville, MD
CSX 4826, 5312, 5243, 4553, & 8038 pass another looong train at Barnesville, MD. Couple of Chessie cars included. I have 1000's of pics and lots of video, and I'm getting more all the time....
Amtrak's Capitol Limited Rolls Through Barnesville, Md.
Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited rolls past the Barnesville, Md. MARC commuter rail station on the B&O Metropolitan Branch. The station was formerly a natural gas metering station that was...
Amtrak Capitol Limited 30 (Eastbound) Barrels Through Barnesville Station Maryland
I pushed safely but a little closer than usual to trackside to get the right angle and the Limited barreled through the station on the near track. So that's what they mean by "buffeted by the...
CSX 4765 & 7338 Hauling Uphill to Barnesville, Maryland
CSX Engines 4765 & 7338 Hauling uphill to Barnesville Station, Maryland.
CSX Engines 2774, 6354, 6076, & 6156 return empty past Barnesville, MD. View #2
CSX Engines 2774, 6354, 6076, & 6156 return empty past Barnesville, MD. View #2 analog video8.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Little Monocacy River
The Little Monocacy River is a 10.1-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac. Its headwaters rise southwest of Comus, and most of its approximately 17-square-mile watershed is farmland and pasture (60.56%) or forested land (36.03%).
Monocacy Aqueduct
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Its seven graceful arches make it arguably the most beautiful structure on the C&O Canal. The 438 foot (133.5 m) aqueduct was built by three separate contractors between 1829 and 1833 at the cost of US$127,900.
Dickerson, Maryland
Dickerson is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located on Maryland Route 28, between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Potomac River. It is a community situated near the town of Poolesville, Maryland. Dickerson is 61.5 square miles .
Gordon Strong Automobile Objective
The Gordon Strong Automobile Objective was a proposed planetarium, restaurant, and scenic overlook designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland. Wright developed the design in 1925 on commission from Chicago businessman Gordon Strong. A spiraling ramp featured centrally in Wright's plan; this was his first use of a feature which would later gain fame as part of his Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Barnesville (MARC station)
The Barnesville MARC Station in Barnesville, MD is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with and extension to Frederick, MD). It is located at 8 Beallsville Road in Barnesville, Maryland. The station house is located on the southwest corner of the 14 feet 1 inch railroad bridge over Beallsville Road, while parking is available on the northwest and southwest corners of the railroad bridge.
Dickerson (MARC station)
Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). This station was designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1891. It is the last station Frederick bound trains pass before branching onto the Frederick Branch.
Beallsville, Maryland
Beallsville, Maryland is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a small community outside of Poolesville, Maryland.
Darby Store
The Darby Store is a historic site located in Beallsville, Maryland. Originally, a store and blacksmith shop were at the location of the Darby Store, the intersection of Beallsville Road and Darnstown Road (Route 28), until in 1908 H.C. Darby bought the land. In 1910, H.C. Darby built a two-story general store. In the 19th and 20th century it was very common to have the family residence next to the family business.