Beach Access

Beach Access is in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Beach Access is situated nearby to the park Collingwood Picnic Area, as well as near the neighborhood Waynewood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Washington Light and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.

Fort Washington Light

Lighthouse

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Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse located on the banks of the Potomac River on the grounds of its namesake fort. There has been a lighthouse on the location since 1857; the current light was converted from a fog bell tower in 1901. Fort Washington Light is situated 1 mile south of Beach Access.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Hospital

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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Beach Access.

Hollin Hall

Manor estate

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Hollin Hall was an 18th-century plantation house three miles southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason, a United States Founding Father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786. Hollin Hall is situated 2½ miles northwest of Beach Access.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waynewood and Fort Hunt.

Waynewood

Neighborhood

Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Fort Hunt

Village

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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.