Mosby’s Rock
Mosby’s Rock is an archaeological site in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Mosby’s Rock is situated nearby to Floris United Methodist Church, as well as near Frying Pan Stream Valley Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frying Pan Baptist Church and Innovation Center station.
Frying Pan Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frying Pan Meetinghouse is a historic church building within Frying Pan Farm Park in Floris, Virginia. It was built in 1791 as a church building. In 1984 the last remaining trustee deeded the building to the Fairfax County Park Authority to preserve and maintain the property. Frying Pan Baptist Church is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Mosby’s Rock.
Innovation Center station
Metro station
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Innovation Center station is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Silver Line. It is located adjacent to the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology at the intersection of the SR 267 and SR 28 in McNair, near the Fairfax / Loudoun county line. Innovation Center station is situated 1 mile north of Mosby’s Rock.
Rachel Carson Middle School
School
This list of Fairfax County Public Schools middle schools encompasses public middle schools operated by the Fairfax County Public Schools school district in Virginia, United States. Rachel Carson Middle School is situated 1¼ miles south of Mosby’s Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McNair and Floris.
McNair
Village
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McNair is a census-designated place located in the Oak Hill section of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is directly to the east of Washington Dulles International Airport.
Floris
Village
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Floris is a census-designated place located within the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,341.
Hutchison
Village
Hutchison is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a residential development just north of Virginia State Route 267, located 23 miles west of Washington, D.C. The community is one of the census-designated places newly recognized for the 2020 United States census.
Mosby’s Rock
- Type: Archaeological site
- Inscription: “Mosby’s Rangers (43d Bn., Va. Cav.) used this rock as a rendezvous point and met here to divide the spoils after raids. The renowned Southern spy and scout Laura Ratcliffe, who lived nearby, showed this rock to Col. (then Captain) John S. Mosby, CSA, in 1”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.94495° or 38° 56′ 42″ northLongitude
-77.41734° or 77° 25′ 2″ westOpen location code
87C4WHVM+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 12286725848OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Floris United Methodist Church and Frying Pan Stream Valley Park.
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