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Jefferson Memorial
Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Huntington
Virginia, United States · North America
About Huntington
Huntington works well as a base: 5 minutes from Rose Hill, 10km from Jefferson Memorial.
Huntington is in Virginia, United States, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rose Hill, about 4 km away.
Huntington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Huntington had a population of 13,749. It is located adjacent to the southern border of the city of Alexandria and is part of the Washington metropolitan area. Its main component is the namesake HuntingtonRead more
subdivision, a late-1940s neighborhood of mainly duplex homes.
In June 2006, the lower-lying northern section was ravaged by floods due to a torrential rainstorm that sent adjoining Cameron Run over its banks.
The Washington Metro's Yellow Line terminates at the Huntington Metro station. There are also several high-rise apartment and condominium complexes on and near U.S. Route 1 where much of the CDP's population resides. The area is included in ZIP code 22303 and has an Alexandria mailing address, although it is outside the city limits.
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What is there to see near Huntington?
Within an hour or so of Huntington: Jefferson Memorial (10 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (11 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (11 km), World War II Memorial (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Huntington?
The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is Huntington?
Huntington is in Virginia, United States, about 4 km from Rose Hill.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,267
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.7923, -77.0708
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Huntington
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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World War II Memorial
Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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National Mall
America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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