Hunting Creek
Hunting Creek is a cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River between the City of Alexandria and Fairfax County in Virginia. It is formed by Cameron Run flowing from the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Hunting Creek”, “Indian Cabin Creek”, and “Mussel Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jones Point Light and Jones Point.
Jones Point Light
Lighthouse
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The Jones Point Light is a small river lighthouse located on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. It was built in 1855.
Jones Point
Park
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Jones Point is a geographic point on the Potomac River within the city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The Jones Point Light and Jones Point Park are located at the point, which is immediately North of the confluence of Hunting Creek and the Potomac River.
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery at 1001 S. Washington St. in Alexandria, Virginia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2012.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria and Alexandria Historic District.
Alexandria
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Alexandria is an independent city in Northern Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles south of Washington, D.C. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and 169th-most populous city in the U.S.
Alexandria Historic District
Neighborhood
The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.
Huntington
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address.
Hunting Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Hunting Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hunting Creek”
- Georgian: “ჰანტინგ კრიკი”
- Venetian: “Hunting”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Alexandria and Belle View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Contraband and Freedmen Memorial Cemetery and Saint Marys Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Hunting Creek”. Photo: La Citta Vita, CC BY-SA 2.0.