Forest Park

Forest Park is a park in Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, which is located on King Street. Forest Park is situated near First Baptist Church of Alexandria, as well as near King Street Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ivy Hill Cemetery and George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

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Ivy Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of the North Ridge neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Burials began at the site in 1837, when it was a family cemetery, and it received a charter as a community cemetery in 1856. Ivy Hill Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet east of Forest Park.

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

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The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is a Masonic building and memorial located in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to the memory of George Washington, first president of the United States and charter Master of Alexandria Lodge No. George Washington Masonic National Memorial is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Forest Park.

Fort Williams

Park

Fort Williams was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed in Alexandria, Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Fort Williams is situated 1 mile southwest of Forest Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkfairfax and Fairlington.

Parkfairfax

Neighborhood

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Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with Arlington County. Nearby thoroughfares are Interstate 395, State Route 402, and West Glebe Road.

Fairlington

Neighborhood

Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria.

Shirlington

Suburb

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Shirlington is an unincorporated urban area, officially called an "urban village", in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to the Fairlington area. Shirlington is situated 1½ miles north of Forest Park.

Forest Park

Type: Park
Address: 3100 King Street, Alexandria, VA
Category: recreation area
Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.81868° or 38° 49′ 7″ north

Longitude

-77.08141° or 77° 4′ 53″ west

Open location code

87C4RW99+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 508444281

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: First Baptist Church of Alexandria and King Street Church.

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