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Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia

Rosslyn is an unincorporated area in Northern Virginia located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights.

Located at 38.8967, -77.0725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia, Transit-oriented developments

Court House (WMATA station)

Court House is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Weekday ridership is approximately 14,000 passengers per day. The station presently serves only the Orange Line, but is also planned to be on the Silver Line, which is scheduled to start operations in 2013.

Located at 38.8913, -77.085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Orange Line (Washington Metro), Silver Line (Washington Metro), Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia, Washington Metro stations in Virginia, Railway stations opened in 1979, 1979 establishments in the United States

Georgetown Day School

Georgetown Day School Location Washington, D.C.

Located at 38.908, -77.0862 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1945, Private high schools in Washington, D.C., Independent School League, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Private elementary schools in Washington, D.C., Private middle schools in Washington, D.C., Preparatory schools in Washington, D.C.

Court House, Arlington, Virginia

Court House is a transit-oriented neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. It is home to the Court House stop on the Orange Line of the Washington Metro. Although Arlington is so geographically small that it does not have component towns or cities, the Court House neighborhood is sometimes referred to as county seat, as it is home to the primary county government administrative complex as well as a justice center consisting of a jail, courthouse and police HQ.

Located at 38.8916, -77.0839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia, Transit-oriented developments

Three Sisters (District of Columbia)

The Three Sisters are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. , west of the Key Bridge. The islets are less well known as the Three Sisters Islands and Three Sisters Island. A notable landmark in colonial times, bridges have been proposed for the Three Sisters several times. The most recent proposal, the Three Sisters Bridge was made in the late 1950s. It led to a decade of protests, after which the bridge was cancelled yet again.

Located at 38.9039, -77.0806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Islands of Washington, D.C., Islands of the Potomac River, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Francis Scott Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia)

Francis Scott Key Elementary School is one of the eighteen elementary schools in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C.. It is a countywide school, meaning that it draw students from various neighborhoods in the county. It is named after Francis Scott Key.

Located at 38.8923, -77.0868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in Virginia, Schools in Arlington County, Virginia

Fort Corcoran

Fort Corcoran was a wood-and-earthwork fortification constructed by the Union Army in northern Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in 1861, shortly after the occupation of Arlington, Virginia by Union forces, it protected the southern end of the Aqueduct Bridge and overlooked the Potomac River and Theodore Roosevelt Island, known as *Mason's Island. * The fort was named after Colonel Michael Corcoran, commander of the U.S.

Located at 38.8961, -77.0758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1861, Infrastructure completed in 1861, American Civil War forts in Virginia, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Virginia in the American Civil War

Lexington Institute

The Lexington Institute is a non-profit public-policy think tank headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that focuses on national security, education reform, and U.S. relations with Cuba.

Located at 38.8953, -77.077 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Political and economic think tanks in the United States, Libertarian think tanks, Libertarian organizations based in the United States

The Art Institute of Washington

The Art Institute of Washington – is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 40 for-profit educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation (EDMC), which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Located at 38.896, -77.0725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art schools in Virginia, The Art Institutes, Educational institutions established in 2000, Universities and colleges in Virginia, Cooking schools in the United States, For-profit universities and colleges in the United States, 2000 establishments in the United States, Education in Arlington County, Virginia

Foundry Branch

Foundry Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. , USA. The historic headwaters of the stream originate in the ]]Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington, however at present the section of the stream north of Massachusetts Avenue is hydrologically separated from the lower section and runs through a large stormwater pipe under the daylighted portion.

Located at 38.9051, -77.0791 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Tributaries of the Potomac River, Rivers of Washington, D.C.

National Register of Historic Places listings in western Washington, D.C

This is a list of properties and districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. which are west of Rock Creek. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 29, 2013. Map of all coordinates from GoogleMap of first 200 coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF

Located at 38.9058, -77.0811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.

Three Sisters Bridge (District of Columbia)

The Three Sisters Bridge was a bridge planned to span the the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. , over the Three Sisters islets. A bridge over the Potomac in the same location was first proposed in 1789, and bridges have been planned every few decades since then.

Located at 38.9039, -77.0806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cancelled highway projects in the United States, History of Washington, D.C., Proposed bridges in the United States