Carpers South

Carpers South is a residential area in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Carpers South is situated near the museum Colvin Run Mill, as well as near Blacksmith Shop.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Colvin Run Mill and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

Colvin Run Mill

Museum

Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colvin Run Mill is in Great Falls, Virginia. Built c. 1811, Colvin Run Mill is the sole surviving operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and its restored mechanism is a nationally significant example of automated technologies pioneered in milling and later adopted across American industry. Colvin Run Mill is situated 2,300 feet north of Carpers South.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Park

Photo: WBFolsom, CC BY 3.0.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens and an event venue located at 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, in Vienna, Virginia. They are open daily except for major holidays and ice; an admission fee is charged. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens is situated 2 miles south of Carpers South.

Lake Anne

Reservoir

Photo: Gmaxwell, GFDL.

Lake Anne is a reservoir in the unincorporated suburban community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The lake is part of the Difficult Run drainage area of the county. Lake Anne is situated 2½ miles west of Carpers South.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Falls Crossing and Wolf Trap.

Great Falls Crossing

Village

Great Falls Crossing is a census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 1,392. Established after the 2020 Census, it includes previously unincorporated areas with Reston addresses between the communities of Reston and Great Falls. Great Falls Crossing is situated 1½ miles northwest of Carpers South.

Wolf Trap

Village

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

Wolf Trap is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wolf Trap had a population of 16,496. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is located in the CDP. Wolf Trap is situated 2 miles southeast of Carpers South.

Reston Station

Quarter

Photo: ComstockCompanies, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reston Station is a transit-oriented, mixed-use, urban employment center in the community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is being developed through a public-private partnership between Fairfax County and Comstock Partners LC. Reston Station is situated 2½ miles west of Carpers South.

Carpers South

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

38.96233° or 38° 57′ 44″ north

Longitude

-77.29395° or 77° 17′ 38″ west

Open location code

87C4XP64+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1293941967

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Colvin Run Mill House and Blacksmith Shop.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Carpers Central and Carpers East.

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