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White's Ferry

Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia

Photos 

Photo taken by Daniel McFarland in June 2011

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BH Photo #203079

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Ferry closed as of December 28 due to recent court decision https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-rive...

Facts 

Overview
Ferry over Potomac River
Location
Dickerson, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia
Status
Closed due to ongoing court cases regarding property rights on Virginia side
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.15490, -77.52130   (decimal degrees)
39°09'18" N, 77°31'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/282138/4336993 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterford
Inventory number
BH 49027 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cable Ferry (11)
Closed (2,665)
Dickerson, Maryland (1)
Ferry (179)
Have street view (26,947)
Loudoun County, Virginia (20)
 Maryland (783)
Montgomery County, Maryland (41)
Owned privately (1,721)
Potomac River (44)
State line crossing (847)
Virginia (1,216)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2020: Updated by Josh Schmid: 2020 court case resulted in indefinite closure as of December 28
  • November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • July 3, 2011: Updated by Bob Morgan: added map marker, updated data
  • July 2, 2011: Added by Daniel McFarland

Sources 

  • Daniel McFarland
  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
  • Wikipedia
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid

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