Little Hunting Creek

Little Hunting Creek is a 3.6-mile-long primarily tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be confused with Hunting Creek farther north.

Photo: Ketone16, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens and Washington Family Tomb.

Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

Protected area

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha.

Washington Family Tomb

Tomb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is situated 2 miles north of Little Hunting Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Waynewood.

Mount Vernon

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mount Vernon is a district in Fairfax County, Virginia, situated on the Potomac River. It takes its name from the country home and plantation of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.

Waynewood

Neighborhood

Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Waynewood is situated 2 miles northeast of Little Hunting Creek.

Fort Hunt

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.

Fort Hunt is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park. Fort Hunt is situated 2 miles northeast of Little Hunting Creek.

Little Hunting Creek

Type: Stream
Description: River in Virginia, United States
Category: body of water
Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.70984° or 38° 42′ 35″ north

Longitude

-77.0772° or 77° 4′ 38″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87C4PW5F+W4

GeoNames ID

4769919

Wikidata ID

Q6650383

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Persian—“Little Hunting Creek” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Little Hunting Creek”
Cebuano: “Little Hunting Creek”
Italian: “Little Hunting Creek”
Persian: “نهر لیتل هانتینگ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stratford on the Potomac and Wessynton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riverside Park and Slave Cemetery - Mount Vernon.

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