Fort Hunt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is one of the wealthiest places in the United States, and is most famous for the site of former P.O. Box 1142, a military interrogation center during World War II. It is also notable for its high population of senior citizens and for being one of the first suburbs in wealthy Fairfax County. Nearby CDPs include Mount Vernon, Virginia (southwest), Belle Haven, Virginia (north) and Hybla Valley, Virginia (west).
Population: 16,045
Latitude: 38° 43' 58.40" N
Longitude: -77° 03' 28.91" W
In 1991 Congress incorporated the U.S. Naval Home (opened in 1834) and U. S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (founded in 1851) into an independent establishment of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government named the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AF…
The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (abbreviated as W&OD Trail), an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that ru…
Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington, D.C., southeast of the downtown district. It is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre (89,000 m2) cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a garden cemetery. A large number …
Metro Center is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. (French: Ambassade du Canada à Washington) is Canada's main diplomatic mission to the United States. The embassy building is located at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. between the Capito…
Buzzard Point is an urbanized area located on the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in the southwest quadrant of Washington, DC, USA.
Bailey's Crossroads is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 23,643 at the 2010 census.
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, DC.
Washington's Tomb is a small chamber in the basement of the United States Capitol building. It was designed to entomb the body of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Tenleytown is a historic neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, DC.
The School Without Walls Senior High School is a small public magnet high school in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C.
The National Theatre is located in Washington, D.C., and is a venue for a variety of live stage productions with seating for 1,676. Despite its name, it is not a governmentally funded national theatre, but operated by a private, non-profit organizat…
Mount Rainier /reɪˈnɪər/ is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,080 at the 2010 census. Bordering Washington, D.C., Mount Rainier got its start as a streetcar suburb. (See Streetcars in Washington, D.C.) A…
George C. Marshall High School is a public school in northern Virginia, located in Idylwood in unincorporated Fairfax County, near Falls Church Named for George Marshall, it opened in 1962 and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). It is r…
The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States.
The West End is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by K Street to the south, Rock Creek Park to the west and north, and New Hampshire Avenue and 21st Street to the east. The West End is so named because it was the …
Wakefield High School is one of three public high schools located in Arlington, Virginia, closely bordering Alexandria.