Virginia Highlands
Virginia Highlands is a neighborhood in Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Virginia Highlands is situated nearby to the neighborhood Addison Heights, as well as near the suburb Pentagon City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pentagon and Arlington Historical Museum.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.
Arlington Historical Museum
Museum
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The Arlington Historical Museum in Arlington, Virginia houses a comprehensive artifact collection on rotating display. Its exhibits interpret the history of the area from Captain John Smith's encounter with Algonquin Native Americans in 1608 to the near-present, including a section of the Pentagon wall that was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Grace Murray Hopper Park
Park
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Grace Murray Hopper Park is a small memorial park in Arlington, Virginia. The park is named in honor of Grace Hopper, a computer scientist and naval officer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon City and National Landing.
Pentagon City
Suburb
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Pentagon City is an unincorporated neighborhood located in the southeast portion of Arlington County, Virginia. It is located near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
National Landing
Neighborhood
National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.
Crystal City
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Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.
Virginia Highlands
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.85845° or 38° 51′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.0647° or 77° 3′ 53″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87C4VW5P+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 158432855OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4791298
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