Fort Myer

Fort Myer is the previous name used for a U.S. Army post next to in , and across the from Founded during the American Civil War as Fort Cass and Fort Whipple, the post merged in 2005 with the neighboring Marine Corps installation, Henderson Hall, and is today named .
Wikipedia
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  • Military installation
  • …lies at an elevation of 187 feet (57 metres)
  • …is also known as “Fort Meyer”
  • Description: place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial.

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is in .

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The is a … is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Fort Myer.

Memorial
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The is a to American… is situated 570 feet east of Fort Myer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penrose Historic District and Arlington Heights Historic District.

Neighborhood
The is a national historic…

Neighborhood
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The is a residential neighborhood in South Arlington.

Suburb
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is an unincorporated neighborhood…

Fort Myer

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Latitude
38.87186° or 38° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
-77.07754° or 77° 4′ 39″ west
Open location code
87C4VWCC+PX
Geo­Names ID
7267487
Wiki­data ID
Q3748478

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Fort Myer” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “迈尔堡”
  • Chinese: “邁爾堡 (維吉尼亞州)”
  • Chinese: “邁爾堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Myer”
  • French: “Fort Myer”
  • German: “Fort Myer”
  • Italian: “Fort Myer”
  • Japanese: “フォート・マイアー”
  • Japanese: “フォート・マイヤー”
  • Japanese: “メイヤー駐屯地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Myer”
  • Norwegian: “Fort Myer”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Myer”
  • Swedish: “Fort Myer”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Arlington Village and Arlington Heights.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Fort Myer Fire Department Station 1 and Henderson Hall.

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