Van Deventer Island

Van Deventer Island is an island in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Van Deventer Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Broad Run Farms, as well as near Potomac Falls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selden Island and Algonkian Regional Park.

Selden Island

Island

Selden Island is a 408-acre island in the Potomac River, located about 32 km WNW of Washington, D.C., United States. It is about 4 kilometres long and 0.4–0.5 kilometres wide.

Algonkian Regional Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Truejim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Algonkian Regional Park is located on the Potomac River in Sterling, Virginia at Cascades, Virginia. The 838-acre park is owned and operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and contains open fields, picnic shelters, rental cottages, an event…

George Washington University Virginia Campus

University

George Washington University Virginia Graduate Campus is the campus of George Washington University in the Ashburn area of unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Countryside and University Center.

Countryside

Village

Photo: Brookeln, Public domain.

Countryside is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Countryside had a population of 10,418. It is located approximately 27 miles northwest of Washington and is bounded by the Potomac River to the north, and by Route 7 to the south.

University Center

Village

University Center is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, University Center had a population of 3,969. Mailing addresses in the community are for Ashburn.

Kincora

Village

Kincora is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kincora had a population of 367. The CDP was first drawn prior to the 2020 census.

Van Deventer Island

Type: Island
Also known as: “Gassaway Island”, “Gassaways Island”, “Van Devanter Island”, “Van Devender Island”, “Van Devener Island”, and “Vandevener Island”
Categories: forest, locality, and landform
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.06909° or 39° 4′ 9″ north

Longitude

-77.4119° or 77° 24′ 43″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

87F43H9Q+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28309494

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4372277

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Satellite Map

Discover Van Deventer Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Broad Run Farms and Potomac Falls.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jenkins Family Cemetery and Parkway Pool.

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