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.
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Accotonck Creek” and “Main Branch”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center and Davison Army Airfield.
Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Official Navy Page, Public domain.Davison Army Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.National Museum of the United States Army
Museum
The National Museum of the United States Army is the… 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
Belvoir
Neighborhood
Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.699° or 38° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
-77.16109° or 77° 9′ 40″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87C4MRXQ+JH
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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
Places to explore: Village of Mount Air and Pohick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Accotink Bay and Accotink United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Fairfax County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Arlington and Arlington National Cemetery.
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