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Patowmack Canal

Officially known as the "Great Falls Skirting Canal," the Patowmack Canal is an inoperative canal located in Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C. area. The canal remains are managed by the National Park Service as it is within Great Falls Park, an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Located at 38.9894, -77.2486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Virginia, Canals in Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Potomac River Watershed, Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia

Mather Gorge

Mather Gorge is a river gorge south and just downriver of Great Falls on the border of Maryland and Virginia. The Maryland side of the gorge is Bear Island, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Virginia side is part of Great Falls Park. Both parks are National Park Service sites. The gorge is named after Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.

Located at 38.9881, -77.2464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canyons and gorges of Maryland, Canyons and gorges of Virginia, Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Geography of Montgomery County, Maryland

Madeira School

The Madeira School Location McLean, VA, USA Information Type Private, Day Boarding Religious affiliation(s) Nondenominational Established 1906 Head Pilar Cabeza de Vaca Faculty 50 Enrollment 300 Average class size 10 Student to teacher ratio 6:1 Campus Suburban - 376 acres Color(s) Red & White Athletics 21 interscholastic Mascot Snail The Madeira School private, non-denominational preparatory boarding school for girls located in McLean, Virginia, United States.

Located at 38.9655, -77.2353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Boarding schools in Virginia, Preparatory schools in Virginia, Independent School League, High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, Private high schools in Virginia, Educational institutions established in 1906, Girls' schools in Virginia, McLean, Virginia

Spring Hill (WMATA station)

Spring Hill (preliminary names Tysons West, Tysons – Spring Hill Road) is a planned Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line. It is scheduled to begin operation in 2013. The station will be located in the central median of Leesburg Pike (SR 7) just west of Spring Hill Road. There has been some controversy about whether to build the rail through Tysons Corner below ground or on elevated tracks.

Located at 38.9289, -77.2415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures under construction in the United States, Proposed railway stations scheduled to open in 2013, Proposed Washington Metro stations, Silver Line (Washington Metro), Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia

Billy Goat Trail

The Billy Goat Trail (also written as Billygoat Trail) is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Located at 38.9938, -77.2458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Protected areas of Montgomery County, Maryland, Hiking trails in Maryland, United States National Park Service areas in Maryland

Bear Island (Maryland)

Bear Island is an island located in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near the Great Falls. It is managed by the National Park Service as part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and is co-owned by The Nature Conservancy. One of its most popular attractions is the Billy Goat Trail. Pets are not allowed on Bear Island, nor is smoking.

Located at 38.9851, -77.2433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Islands of Maryland, Protected areas of Montgomery County, Maryland, Islands of the Potomac River, Potomac, Maryland

Difficult Run

Difficult Run is a 15.9-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River in northern Virginia in the United States. The stream is named not for the nature of the stream's rapids themselves; rather, long-boatmen in the time of the Patowmack Company found the two sharp bends of the Potomac near Difficult Run's mouth treacherous. Difficult Run flows through Fairfax County to Great Falls Park, on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.

Located at 38.9761, -77.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Hiking trails in Virginia, Rivers of Virginia, Mountain biking venues in the United States, Protected areas of Fairfax County, Virginia, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Ash Grove (plantation)

Ash Grove is an 18th century plantation house in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. In 1790, Bryan Fairfax built Ash Grove on Leesburg Pike, 2 miles west of Tysons Corner, Virginia for his son, Thomas Fairfax. Ash Grove is said to have been named for an older Fairfax family house in England. In his later years, Thomas Fairfax bought Vaucluse Plantation, near Alexandria, Virginia, and bestowed Ash Grove upon his second son, Henry.

Located at 38.928, -77.241 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Houses in Virginia, Houses in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax family residences, Plantations in Virginia, Georgian architecture in Virginia, Parks in Fairfax County, Virginia, Houses completed in 1790