Jones Point
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park in Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Jones Point Park”
- Address: Jones Point Drive, Alexandria, VA 23242
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jones Point Light and Little Theatre of Alexandria.
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.
Little Theatre of Alexandria
Theater building
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The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a community theatre located at 600 Wolfe Street in Alexandria, Virginia. It was founded by Mary Lindsey in 1934 and was originally known as the Peacock Players.
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 Historic District and Huntington.
Alexandria Historic District
Neighborhood
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.
National Harbor
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National Harbor is in Prince George's County, Maryland. Home to Marriott's Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor is a common destination for people traveling to the Washington DC area for conventions and business.
Jones Point
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.79316° or 38° 47′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.04276° or 77° 2′ 34″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4QXV4+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 227893840OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4767192Wikidata ID
Q1099691
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Jones Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jones Point Park”
- Chinese: “瓊斯角(弗吉尼亞州)”
- Georgian: “ჯონს პოინტი (ვირჯინია)”
- Georgian: “ჯონს პოინტი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jones Point”
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