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Mount Vernon, Virginia

Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon post office Location of Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|43|31|N|77|6|26|W|type:city(28582)_region:US-VA |primary |name= }} Country United States State Virginia County Fairfax Population  • Total 28,582  • Density 1,450.1/km (3,755.8/sq mi) Time zone Eastern (EST)  • Summer  EDT ZIP code 22121 Area code(s) 703, 571 FIPS code 51-54144 Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Located at 38.7252, -77.1073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, Census-designated places in Virginia, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, Populated places on the Potomac River

Mount Vernon Trail

The Mount Vernon Trail, a part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, is a 17 miles paved hiker/biker path in Northern Virginia that travels between Rosslyn and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The trail travels through the easternmost portions of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County. The trail's route parallels the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the western bank of the Potomac River.

Located at 38.71, -77.0613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bike paths in Virginia, Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia, Protected areas of Arlington County, Virginia, Protected areas of Fairfax County, Virginia, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia, Protected areas of Alexandria, Virginia, Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia

Northern Virginia trolleys

The earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in Northern Virginia opened in 1892. At their peak, when merged into a single interurban system (the Washington-Virginia Railway), the successors of this and several other lines ran between downtown Washington, D.C. , Rosslyn and Arlington Junction – present day Crystal City – and out to Mount Vernon, Fairfax City and Nauck.

Located at 38.7213, -77.0686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Northern Virginia, Defunct Virginia railroads, Defunct Washington, D.C. railroads, Streetcars in Virginia, Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia, Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia, Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia, Electric railways in Virginia, Electric railways in Washington, D.C., Interurban railways in Virginia, Interurban railways in Washington, D.C.

Mount Vernon High School (Alexandria, Virginia)

Mount Vernon High School is a school in the Fairfax County Public Schools system located in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The school was founded in 1939. The school motto is "Esse Non Videri (Latin for "To be, not to seem to be").

Located at 38.7271, -77.0917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1932, High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, Public high schools in Virginia

Fort Hunt High School

Fort Hunt High School was a public secondary school near Alexandria, Virginia located at 8428 Fort Hunt Road. It opened its doors toward the end of the post–World War II baby boom in 1963, as part of the Fairfax County Public Schools. It suffered extensive fire damage as the result of arson in December of 1978. Students were sent on a split shift to nearby Groveton and Mt. Vernon high schools through the remainder of the 1978-79 schoolyear.

Located at 38.7282, -77.0577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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High schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, Educational institutions established in 1963, Educational institutions disestablished in 1985, Defunct schools in Virginia

Raid on Alexandria

The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British repulse at Baltimore by imposing delay on their main forces.

Located at 38.702, -77.062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battles of the War of 1812, Battles involving the United Kingdom, History of Alexandria, Virginia, Conflicts in 1814, 1814 in Virginia, Military raids, Virginia in the War of 1812

Little Hunting Creek

Little Hunting Creek is a 3.6-mile-long primarily tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA, not to be confused with Hunting Creek farther north. A stone-arch bridge, completed in 1931, carries traffic from the George Washington Memorial Parkway across the narrow mouth of the creek, located 83.9 nautical miles upriver from the mouth of the Potomac.

Located at 38.7129, -77.0741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia, Rivers of Virginia, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Waynewood

Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway 40x30px This Fairfax County, Virginia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte WAYNEWOOD - A Brief History Did you know that the Waynewood neighborhood was once part of the Mount Vernon plantation? Waynewood is situated on what was River Farm, one of five farms comprising the Mount Vernon plantation.

Located at 38.7261, -77.0489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Fairfax County, Virginia