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 Mount Vernon High School.

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 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.

Washington Family Tomb

Tomb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-77.08442° or 77° 5′ 4″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87C4PW98+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158637070

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4792739

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Good Shepherd Catholic Church and Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.

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