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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Lake Barcroft
Virginia, United States · North America
About Lake Barcroft
Lake Barcroft works well as a base: 10 minutes from Annandale, 10km from Lincoln Memorial.
Lake Barcroft is in Virginia, United States, with about 9,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Annandale, about 4 km away.
Lake Barcroft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Barcroft had a population of 9,770. It is also the name of the privately owned lake—part of the Cameron Run Watershed—around which this population is located. The lake is named for Dr. John W.Read more
Barcroft, who owned and operated a mill on Holmes Run during the mid-19th century.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lake Barcroft?
Within an hour or so of Lake Barcroft: Lincoln Memorial (10 km), Jefferson Memorial (11 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (11 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Lake Barcroft?
The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is Lake Barcroft?
Lake Barcroft is in Virginia, United States, about 4 km from Annandale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,558
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.8479, -77.1558
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
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 Lake Barcroft
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Jefferson Memorial
Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
11 km · about 20 min 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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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 25 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 25 min drive
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