Fort Hunt

Fort Hunt is a building in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Fort Hunt is situated nearby to Pavillion C-2, as well as near the pitch Paddock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens and Fort Washington Light.

Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

Protected area

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, an American Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Hunt.

Fort Washington Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 east of Fort Hunt.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Hunt.

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

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Mount Vernon

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mount Vernon is a district in Fairfax County, Virginia, situated on the Potomac River. It takes its name from the country home and plantation of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.

Fort Hunt

Type: Building
Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.71415° or 38° 42′ 51″ north

Longitude

-77.05732° or 77° 3′ 26″ west

Open location code

87C4PW7V+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1092541010

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights include Pavillion C-2 and Paddock.

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