Loud Noises in Placid Bay Estates
As a rural neighborhood surrounded by mostly water and farmland, it is very quiet and "placid" here.
However, newer residents of Placid Bay Estates are often shocked by the booms that shake the windows every once in a while in this region.
Dahlgren Large Gun Testing
For over 50 years, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has tested large naval guns on the Potomac River.
Dahlgren Range Schedule
A.P. Hill Explosives Testing
US Army Garrison Fort A.P. Hill also does explosive testing occasionally.
Other noises
We sometimes hear noises from the rarely used gun range at the Dixieland Hunt Club and Custom T’s Motorsports Park (Colonial Beach Dragway).