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Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia

Belle Haven is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington, Virginia (west), Groveton, Virginia (southwest) and Fort Hunt, Virginia (south). The population was 6,518 at the 2010 census. The CDP is located just south of Old Town Alexandria and bounded on the west by Richmond Highway and on the east by the Potomac River. It encompasses Belle Haven, a wealthy subdivision dating from the 1920s, and several adjoining neighborhoods.

Located at 38.7789, -77.0608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Virginia, Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Census-designated places in Virginia, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Populated places on the Potomac River

Huntington, Virginia

Huntington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,267 at the 2010 census. To the east is Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia and to the south Groveton, Virginia. Its main component is the namesake Huntington subdivision, a late-1940s neighborhood of mainly duplex homes. In June 2006, the lower-lying northern section was ravaged by floods due to a torrential rainstorm that sent adjoining Cameron Run over its banks.

Located at 38.7925, -77.0722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Virginia, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Populated places on the Potomac River

Huntington (WMATA station)

Huntington is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the unincorporated area of Huntington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Serving as the southern terminus for the Yellow Line, the station is built into a hillside; the south mezzanine, along with escalator access, is accessible via an Incline elevator.

Located at 38.7941, -77.0753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Washington Metro stations in Virginia, Yellow Line (Washington Metro), Railway stations opened in 1983, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia, 1983 establishments in the United States

Alexandria City Jail

Alexandria City Jail is a jail in Alexandria, Virginia, the Alexandria City Jail has housed several prominent prisoners. Harold Nicholson (November 1996 - uncertain) John Walker Lindh (June 2002 - August 2002) John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo (November 2002 - uncertain) Eyad Alrababah (December 2001 - 2002) Judith Miller (July 7 - September 29, 2005)

Located at 38.7979, -77.0646 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Virginia

West Potomac High School

West Potomac High School is a public high school in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located on 6500 Quander Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools.

Located at 38.775, -77.0724 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1984, High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, Public high schools in Virginia

Fort Lyon (Virginia)

Fort Lyon {usually Camp Lyon in Northern records was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed south of Alexandria, Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in the weeks following the Union defeat at Bull Run, Fort Lyon was situated on Ballenger's Hill south of Hunting Creek, and Cameron Run (which feeds into it), near Mount Eagle (plantation).

Located at 38.7939, -77.0778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1861, Infrastructure completed in 1861, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Fairfax County, Virginia, American Civil War forts in Virginia

Mount Eagle (plantation)

Mount Eagle, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, was the home of Bryan Fairfax. John Colville of Newcastle upon Tyne owned 1,000 acres which he called Cleesh. When he died, he left 47 acres to the Earl of Tankerville, settled in 1797. In later life, Bryan Fairfax was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1789, serving as rector of Christ Church in nearby Alexandria, Virginia, from 1790 to 1792.

Located at 38.789, -77.072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses in Virginia, Fairfax family residences, Houses in Fairfax County, Virginia, Plantations in Virginia, Georgian architecture in Virginia

Cameron Run

Cameron Run is a 3.0-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. A third-order stream, it is formed by the confluence of Backlick Run and Holmes Run. It flows eastward from Alexandria and forms the border between Fairfax County and Alexandria before opening into Hunting Creek and then into the Potomac River.

Located at 38.7984, -77.0728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Rivers of Virginia, Geography of Alexandria, Virginia, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Beacon Field Airport

Beacon Field Airport was an airport located in the Groveton area of Fairfax County, Virginia, from the 1920s until its closure in 1959. One of the nation's earliest private airports, and particularly in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, it received its name because it was the location of an airway beacon used to guide early airmail pilots. It later became a popular training site, complete with FBO, for pilots learning to fly after World War II on the G.I. Bill.

Located at 38.7722, -77.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Airports in Virginia, Defunct airports in Virginia

Fort Willard

Fort Willard is a former Union Army installation now located in the Belle Haven area of Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the southernmost fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War. It is currently undergoing preservation treatment to protect its earthen walls and trenches.

Located at 38.7828, -77.0661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Forts in Virginia, Virginia in the American Civil War, Parks in Fairfax County, Virginia, Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fort O'Rourke

Fort O'Rourke is a former Union Army installation now located in the Belle Haven area of Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the southernmost fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War.

Located at 38.7828, -77.0661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., American Civil War forts in Virginia, Virginia in the American Civil War, Fairfax County, Virginia