Mather Gorge

gorge of the Potomac River southeast and downriver of Great Falls
Place canyon Q6786935
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Mather Gorge

Summary

Mather Gorge is a canyon[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (canyon category, ranking #63 of 199).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mather Gorge is located in Montgomery County[3].
  • Mather Gorge is located in Fairfax County[4].
  • Mather Gorge is in the country of United States[5].
  • Mather Gorge is on the body of water Potomac River[6].
  • Mather Gorge's image is recorded as MatherGorgeClimbers3.jpg[7].
  • Mather Gorge's instance of is recorded as canyon[8].
  • Stephen Tyng Mather is named after Mather Gorge[9].
  • Mather Gorge's Commons category is recorded as Mather Gorge[10].
  • Mather Gorge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 585733[11].
  • Mather Gorge's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 38.978611111111114, 'longitude': -77.23666666666666, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[12].
  • Mather Gorge's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39, 'longitude': -77.2538888888889, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[13].
  • Mather Gorge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/094_r0[14].
  • Mather Gorge's official name is recorded as Mather Gorge[15].
  • Mather Gorge's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4361937[16].
  • Mather Gorge's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1111407[17].
  • Mather Gorge's Foursquare City Guide venue ID is recorded as 5081bb24e4b08a31a7937196[18].
  • Mather Gorge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}[19].
  • Mather Gorge's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 11514563957288342209[20].
  • Mather Gorge's official map URL is recorded as https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/NaturalAreas/PotomacGorge_Map.pdf[21].

Body

Geography

Mather Gorge is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Montgomery County[3], a county of Maryland[22], in United States[23], founded in 1776[24] and Fairfax County[4], a county of Virginia[25], in United States[26], founded in 1742[27]. It is on the body of water Potomac River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Mather Gorge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}[19].

Designation and Status

Mather Gorge's instance of is recorded as canyon[8].

History and Context

Stephen Tyng Mather is named after Mather Gorge[9].

Why It Matters

Mather Gorge draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (canyon category, ranking #63 of 199).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . dnr.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . dnr.maryland.gov. Retrieved . dnr.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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