Wessynton
Wessynton is a neighborhood in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Wessynton is situated nearby to the neighborhood Woodland Park, as well as near Waldon Woods.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens and Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.
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.
Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
Library
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The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon is the presidential library of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Mount Vernon High School
School
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in the Fairfax County Public Schools system located in Mount Vernon, Virginia. It is relevant to dependent children living on-post at Fort Belvoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Gum Springs.
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.
Gum Springs
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gum Springs is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States in Hybla Valley, along Route 1. The African American community, the oldest in the county, was established in 1833 by West Ford, a freedman who had been manumitted by Hannah Bushrod Washington, in 1805.
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 Wessynton.
Wessynton
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.719° or 38° 43′ 8″ northLongitude
-77.08442° or 77° 5′ 4″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87C4PW98+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 158637070OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4792739
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