Maryland Gazetteer
Mather Gorge is a physical feature (valley) in Montgomery County. The primary coordinates for Mather Gorge places it within the MD 20854 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mather Gorge |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | The Potomac River flows through the gorge and extends SE from Great Falls to the S tip of Bear Island, 20.8 km (13 mi) NW of the center of Washington, DC, in George Washington Memorial Parkway. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Stephen Tyng Mather (1867-1930), first Director of the National Park Service (NPS) and advocate of the planned development of the District of Columbia. (US-T121) |
| County: | Montgomery County |
| Latitude: | 38.9785631 |
| Longitude: | -77.236716 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mather Gorge: Mather Gorge.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mather Gorge does not include property ownership information.
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Potomac, MD
(3.1 miles NNE) Great Falls, VA (3.1 miles WNW) Wolf Trap, VA (3.9 miles SW) Tysons, VA (4.1 miles S) Cabin John, MD (4.3 miles E) |
McLean, VA
(4.3 miles SE) Great Falls Crossing, VA (4.7 miles W) Pimmit Hills, VA (4.9 miles SSE) Glen Echo, MD (5.1 miles E) Reston, VA (5.6 miles W) |
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Cropley, MD
(< 0.1 mile) Glendale, VA (< 0.1 mile) Peacock, VA (< 0.1 mile) Fawsett Farms, MD (1.4 miles NNE) Belleview, VA (1.4 miles S) |
Fairview, VA
(1.4 miles W) Great Falls, MD (1.9 miles NNW) Carderock, MD (2.4 miles E) Potomac Falls, MD (2.4 miles N) Kenmore, VA (2.4 miles SW) |
