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Lexington Estates in the region of Virginia is a place located in United States - some 16 mi or ( 26 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Lexington Estates is now 04:22 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Washington, Baltimore, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Philadelphia. When in this area, you might want to check out Washington . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lexington Estates ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Great Falls, Virginia
Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Although primarily a bedroom community for Washington, D.C. , one major attraction is Great Falls Park which overlooks the Great Falls of the Potomac River, for which the community and the park are named. George Washington was involved with building a canal around the falls on the southwest, or Virginia, side, called the Patowmack Canal, which did not become commercially viable.
Located at 39.00 -77.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Dranesville
The Battle of Dranesville was a small battle during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under General J.E.B. Stuart and Union forces under General Edward O.C. Ord on December 20, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia. The two forces on similar winter-time patrols encountered and engaged one another in the crossroads village of Dranesville. The battle resulted in a Union victory.
Located at 39.00 -77.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Great Falls (Potomac River)
The Great Falls of the Potomac River are located at the fall line of the Potomac River, 14 miles upstream from Washington, D.C. Great Falls Park, operated by the National Park Service, is located on the southern banks in Virginia, while Chesapeake and Ohio Canal parkland is located along the northern banks of the river in Maryland. The Potomac and the falls themselves are within Maryland.
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Olmsted Island
Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in Maryland, USA, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland. Named for Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. , the landscape architect and preservationist whose famous father designed New York's Central Park, the small island is a bedrock terrace forest that supports rare, threatened and endangered plant species.
Located at 39.00 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Patowmack Canal
Officially known as the "Great Falls Skirting Canal," the Patowmack Canal is an inoperative canal located in Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C. area. The canal remains are managed by the National Park Service as it is within Great Falls Park, an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Located at 38.99 -77.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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