Tantallon
Tantallon is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is a part of the census-designated place of Fort Washington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Prince George’s County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Tantallon, Maryland” and “Tantallon, MD”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Washington Light and Saint Johns Church.
Fort Washington Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse located on the banks of the Potomac River on the grounds of its namesake fort. There has been a lighthouse on the location since 1857; the current light was converted from a fog bell tower in 1901. Fort Washington Light is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tantallon.
Saint Johns Church
Church
Photo: Quarterczar, Public domain.
St. John's Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, or St. John's Episcopal Church, Broad Creek, is a historic Episcopal church located at 9801 Livingston Road in Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland. Saint Johns Church is situated 2 miles north of Tantallon.
Harmony Hall
Dwelling
Photo: Quarterczar, Public domain.
Harmony Hall, located in Fort Washington, Maryland, is managed by the United States National Park Service as part of the National Capital Parks-East system. Harmony Hall is situated 1½ miles north of Tantallon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Washington and Waynewood.
Fort Washington
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Washington is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It borders the Potomac River, situated 20 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.
Waynewood
Neighborhood
Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Waynewood is situated 2 miles west of Tantallon.
Arcturus
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Arcturus is a neighborhood within the unincorporated community of Fort Hunt, Virginia in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Arcturus lies south of Alexandria between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River. Arcturus is situated 2 miles northwest of Tantallon.
Tantallon
Latitude
38.724° or 38° 43′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.0097° or 77° 0′ 35″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87C4PXFR+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 157614999OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to South Azerbaijani—“Tantallon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tantallon”
- Chinese: “坦特倫 (馬里蘭州)”
- Chinese: “坦特倫”
- French: “Tantallon”
- Irish: “Tantallon”
- Ladin: “Tantallon”
- Persian: “تانتالون، مریلند”
- Persian: “تانتالون”
- South Azerbaijani: “تانتالون، مریلند”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tantallon Square and Tantallon North.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potomac Landing Park and Tantallon North Neighborhood Park.
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