Bird Island
Bird Island is an islet in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Bird Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marlin Forest, as well as near Villamay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Foote and Martha Washington Community Library.
Fort Foote
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac River approach to the city.
Jones Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jones Point Light is a small river lighthouse located on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. It was built in 1855. Jones Point Light is situated 2 miles north of Bird Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollin Hills and Hollindale.
Hollin Hills
Neighborhood
Photo: Clarissajoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollin Hills is a historic district and neighborhood approximately 10 miles south of Alexandria, Virginia. Though mailing addresses in Hollin Hills are listed as being in Alexandria, it is actually in an unincorporated part of southeastern Fairfax County.
Hollindale
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollindale is an unincorporated community in Fort Hunt, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, close to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in ZIP code 22306.
Belle Haven
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Belle Haven is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington, Groveton and Fort Hunt. The population of Belle Haven was 6,851 at the 2020 census.
Bird Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.76201° or 38° 45′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.04573° or 77° 2′ 45″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4QX63+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 143784422OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8502886
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