Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek is a 25.0-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. At Springfield, Virginia, Accotink Creek is dammed to create Lake Accotink.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Accotonck Creek” and “Main Branch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center and Davison Army Airfield.
Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Official Navy Page, Public domain.
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C.
Davison Army Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Davison Army Airfield or Davison AAF is a military use airport of the United States Army in Fairfax County, Virginia, serving adjacent Fort Belvoir. Located fifteen miles southwest of Washington, D.C., the facility was named for noted World War II aviation engineer Brig.
National Museum of the United States Army
Museum
The National Museum of the United States Army is the official museum for the history of the United States Army. It opened on November 11, 2020, and is located on 84 acres at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. Its stated objectives are to honor America's soldiers, preserve Army history, and educate the public about the Army's role in American history. National Museum of the United States Army is situated 1½ miles north of Accotink Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Accotink and Fort Belvoir.
Accotink
Quarter
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Accotink is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Accotink is located along Accotink Creek within Fort Belvoir. Accotink Bay, Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, and Lake Accotink are also in the area.
Fort Belvoir
Village
Photo: Orygun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation, seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County was named.
Belvoir
Neighborhood
Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. Operated with the forced labor of enslaved people, it was located on the west bank of the Potomac River on the present site of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia. Belvoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Accotink Creek.
Accotink Creek
- Categories: tributary and body of water
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Accotink Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Czech—“Accotink Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Accotink Creek”
- Cebuano: “Accotink Creek”
- Czech: “Accotink Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Village of Mount Air and Pohick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Accotink Bay and Accotink United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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