Whitestone Point
Whitestone Point is a cape in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Whitestone Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Belvoir, as well as near Gunston Manor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center and Piscataway Park.
Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Official Navy Page, Public domain.
The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is a United States Department of Defense medical facility located on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is situated 2½ miles north of Whitestone Point.
Piscataway Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Piscataway Park is a National Park Service-protected area located 20 miles southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. in and around Accokeek, Maryland. It protects the National Colonial Farm, Marshall Hall, and the Accokeek Creek Site. Piscataway Park is situated 2½ miles east of Whitestone Point.
Marshall Hall
Ruins
Photo: Doalfe, Public domain.
Marshall Hall, Maryland is the site of the Marshall family mansion. It is now part of Piscataway Park operated by the National Park Service. Marshall Hall is located near Bryans Road in Charles County, Maryland, next to the Potomac River, more or less across from Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of George Washington. Marshall Hall is situated 2 miles east of Whitestone Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvoir and Mason Neck.
Belvoir
Neighborhood
Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. Operated with the forced labor of enslaved people, it was located on the west bank of the Potomac River on the present site of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Mason Neck
Village
Photo: Jarekt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mason Neck is a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, southwest of Washington, D.C. It is surrounded by Belmont Bay to the west, the Potomac River to the south and east, Gunston Cove to the northeast, and Pohick Bay to the north-northeast. Mason Neck is situated 2 miles south of Whitestone Point.
Fort Belvoir
Village
Photo: Orygun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation, seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County was named. Fort Belvoir is situated 2½ miles north of Whitestone Point.
Whitestone Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Poynt Poehick” and “White Stone Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.67345° or 38° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
-77.13748° or 77° 8′ 15″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4MVF7+92GeoNames ID
4793526
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