Ballston
Ballston is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. Ballston is located at the western end of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. It is a major transportation hub and has one of the nation's highest concentrations of scientific research institutes and…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Ball’s Crossroads”, “Balls Cross Roads”, “Ballston, Arlington, Virginia”, and “Ballston, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballston–MU station and The Westin Arlington Gateway.
Ballston–MU station
Metro station
Photo: Marcosj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballston–MU station is a side-platformed Washington Metro station in the Ballston section of Arlington County, Virginia. The station opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The Westin Arlington Gateway
Hotel
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Westin Arlington Gateway is a hotel.
First Presbyterian Church
Church
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First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Virginia, United States, is a congregation in the National Capital Presbytery, the Synod of Mid-Atlantic and the Presbyterian Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Virginia Square and Bluemont.
Virginia Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Bpiereck, Public domain.
Virginia Square is a section in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. It is centered at the Virginia Square–GMU station on the Orange and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system between Clarendon and Ballston.
Bluemont
Quarter
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bluemont is a suburban neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia. As of 2020, the population is 7,049 people. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Washington Boulevard and on the south by Carlin Springs Road.
Buckingham Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Buckingham Historic District is a national historic district located at Arlington County, Virginia. It contains 151 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood in North Arlington.
Ballston
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88198° or 38° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-77.11155° or 77° 6′ 42″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
87C4VVJQ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3657254039OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Ballston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ballston, Arlington, Virginia”
- Dutch: “Ballston”
- French: “Ballston”
- Italian: “Ballston”
- Japanese: “バールストン地区”
- Slovenian: “Ballston”
- Swedish: “Ballston”
- Welsh: “Ballston, Virginia”
- Welsh: “Ballston”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brandon Village and Cherry Valley Nature Area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Performance360 and Ballston FRESHFARM.
Arlington: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Arlington National Cemetery, Crystal City, Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor, and Southwest Arlington.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ballston”. Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.