White Battery
White Battery is a bunker in Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland. White Battery is situated nearby to the lighthouse Fort Washington Light, as well as near the tourism office Fort Washington Visitor Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Washington Light.
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 390 feet west of White Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waynewood and Tantallon.
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.
Tantallon
Neighborhood
Tantallon is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is a part of the census-designated place of Fort Washington. Tantallon is situated 1½ miles northeast of White Battery.
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. Fort Hunt is situated 2 miles northwest of White Battery.
White Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.71191° or 38° 42′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.03563° or 77° 2′ 8″ westOpen location code
87C4PX67+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 166623767OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Washington Visitor Center and Decatur Battery.
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