Fort Foote
Fort Foote was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the Potomac River approach to the city.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capital Wheel and Jones Point Light.
Capital Wheel
Ferris wheel
Photo: MamaGeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Capital Wheel is a Ferris wheel at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. It opened on May 23, 2014. The wheel was conceived by National Harbor developer Milton Peterson and inspired by the Roue de Paris. Capital Wheel is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Fort Foote.
Jones Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jones Point Light is a small river lighthouse located on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. It was built in 1855. Jones Point Light is situated 1½ miles north of Fort Foote.
Jones Point
Park
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Jones Point is a geographic point on the Potomac River within the city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The Jones Point Light and Jones Point Park are located at the point, which is immediately North of the confluence of Hunting Creek and the Potomac River. Jones Point is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Foote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include National Harbor and Broad Creek.
National Harbor
Photo: MamaGeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Harbor is in Prince George's County, Maryland. Home to Marriott's Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor is a common destination for people traveling to the Washington DC area for conventions and business.
Broad Creek
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Broad Creek in Prince George's County was the first footprint of European settlement in the immediate counties around what would become the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. The area is part of greater Fort Washington. Broad Creek is situated 2 miles east of Fort Foote.
Belle Haven
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Belle Haven is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington, Groveton and Fort Hunt. The population of Belle Haven was 6,851 at the 2020 census. Belle Haven is situated 2 miles west of Fort Foote.
Fort Foote
- Type: Fort
- Description: historical fort in Prince George’s County, Maryland, United States
- Categories: earthworks, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.76777° or 38° 46′ 4″ northLongitude
-77.02898° or 77° 1′ 44″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Inception
August 12th, 1863Named after
Andrew Hull FooteOpen location code
87C4QX9C+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 874729876OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q14691922
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Foote” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن فوت”
- French: “fort Foote”
- French: “Fort Foote”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Foote”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coconut Island and Fort Foote Baptist Church.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ft Foote Rd at Bluffwood Ln and Ft Foote Rd at Fortside Dr.
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