Potomac Crest

Potomac Crest is a neighborhood in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Potomac Crest is situated nearby to the neighborhood Carborough Heights, as well as near Cramers Ridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of the Marine Corps and Quantico Creek.

National Museum of the Marine Corps

Museum

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The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually. National Museum of the Marine Corps is situated 1½ miles west of Potomac Crest.

Quantico Creek

River

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Quantico Creek is a 13.7-mile-long partially tidal tributary of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek rises southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point.

Quantico station

Railway station

Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. Quantico station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Potomac Crest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Triangle and Quantico.

Triangle

Triangle is a census-designated place in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,589 at the 2020 census. It is bounded to the south by the Marine Corps Base Quantico, which surrounds the town of Quantico.