Quantico National Cemetery
Quantico National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Triangle, Virginia for veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. Adjacent to and originally part of Marine Corps Base Quantico, it was established as a national cemetery in 1983 with an area of 725 acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: veterans cemetery in Prince William County, Virginia
- Also known as: “National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico”
- Address: 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, VA 22172
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of the Marine Corps and Breckenridge Reservoir.
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Museum
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually. National Museum of the Marine Corps is situated 1 mile east of Quantico National Cemetery.
Breckenridge Reservoir
Reservoir
Breckenridge Reservoir is a small reservoir on Chopawamsic Creek in Prince William and Stafford counties, Virginia. The reservoir's western shore is the Marine Corps Base Quantico and the eastern shore is a part of Prince William Forest Park, which is a unit of the National Park Service. Breckenridge Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of Quantico National Cemetery.
Weems–Botts Museum
Museum
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Weems–Botts House Museum is a small historic museum in Dumfries, Virginia, United States. The museum includes the landmark Weems–Botts House on the corner of Duke Street and Cameron Street and the Weems–Botts Museum Annex, which houses the Lee Lansing Research Library and Archive, located at 3944 Cameron Street. Weems–Botts Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quantico National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Triangle and Joplin.
Triangle
Triangle is a census-designated place in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,589 at the 2020 census. It is bounded to the south by the Marine Corps Base Quantico, which surrounds the town of Quantico.Joplin
Hamlet
Joplin is an unincorporated community and former town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The town was located on land taken to form Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area and is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico. Joplin is situated 1½ miles northwest of Quantico National Cemetery.
Dumfries
Town
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Dumfries, officially the Town of Dumfries, is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,961 at the 2010 United States census. Dumfries is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quantico National Cemetery.
Quantico National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.54624° or 38° 32′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.36056° or 77° 21′ 38″ westElevation
230 feet (70 metres)Open location code
87C4GJWQ+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 261333338OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Quantico National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cementiri Nacional Quantico”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Tombejo de Quantico”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הלאומי קואנטיקו”
- Romanian: “Cimitirul național Quantico”
- Swedish: “Quantico National Cemetery”
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