Snowden
Snowden is a neighborhood in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Snowden is situated nearby to the village Fort Hunt, as well as near the neighborhood Waynewood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.
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. Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens is situated 2½ miles southwest of Snowden.
Fort Washington Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse located on the banks of the Potomac River on the grounds of its namesake fort. There has been a lighthouse on the location since 1857; the current light was converted from a fog bell tower in 1901.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Hunt and Waynewood.
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.
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.
Arcturus
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Arcturus is a neighborhood within the unincorporated community of Fort Hunt in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Arcturus lies south of Alexandria between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River.
Snowden
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.73038° or 38° 43′ 49″ northLongitude
-77.05159° or 77° 3′ 6″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87C4PWJX+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 157632106OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4786437
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