Pyrite Mine Overlook

Pyrite Mine Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Pyrite Mine Overlook is situated near the church Iglisia Alfa Y Omega, as well as near Little Union Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Weems–Botts Museum and National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Weems–Botts Museum

Museum

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Weems–Botts House Museum is a small historic museum in Dumfries, Virginia, United States. The museum includes the landmark Weems–Botts House on the corner of Duke Street and Cameron Street and the Weems–Botts Museum Annex, which houses the Lee Lansing Research Library and Archive, located at 3944 Cameron Street. Weems–Botts Museum is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Pyrite Mine Overlook.

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 2 miles south of Pyrite Mine Overlook.

Prince William Forest Park

Nature reserve

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Prince William Forest Park is a National Park Service site in the U.S. state of Virginia within Prince William County, located adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico near the town of Dumfries. Prince William Forest Park is situated 2 miles west of Pyrite Mine Overlook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumfries and Joplin.

Dumfries

Town

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Dumfries, officially the Town of Dumfries, is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dumfries had a population of 5,679.

Joplin

Hamlet

Joplin is an unincorporated community and former town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The town was located on land taken to form Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area and is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico. Joplin is situated 2 miles southwest of Pyrite Mine Overlook.

Cherry Hill

Village

Cherry Hill is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,000 according to the 2010 Census. As of the 2020 census, it was estimated to be 23,683. Cherry Hill is situated 2 miles east of Pyrite Mine Overlook.

Pyrite Mine Overlook

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.57523° or 38° 34′ 31″ north

Longitude

-77.34844° or 77° 20′ 54″ west

Open location code

87C4HMG2+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4499435223

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Iglisia Alfa Y Omega and Little Union Baptist Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Iglesia de Juda Monte de Sion and WPWC-AM (Dumfries-Triangle).

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Worth a closer look: Manassas and Quantico.

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