Gravelly Point
Gravelly Point is an area within the National Park Service's George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia. It is located on the west side of the Potomac River, immediately north of Roaches Run and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: cape in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Gravelly Point Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pentagon and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and National Landing.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
National Landing
Neighborhood
National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.
Crystal City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.
Gravelly Point
- Categories: cape and recreation area
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.86765° or 38° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
-77.04016° or 77° 2′ 25″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VX95+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 219709757OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4761850Wikidata ID
Q5597862
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Gravelly Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gravelly Point (punta sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “Gravelly Point”
- Chinese: “砾石角公园”
- Japanese: “グラベルリー・ポイント”
- Polish: “Gravelly Point”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Wharf and Pentagon City.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center and Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary.
Arlington: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Arlington National Cemetery, Crystal City, Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor, and Southwest Arlington.
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