Pohick Church, Mount Vernon

Name: Pohick Church
Address: 9301 Richmond Hwy, Mount Vernon, 22079, United States
Telephone: +1 703-339-6572

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Pohick Church, previously known as Pohick Episcopal Church, is an Episcopal church in the community of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Often called the "Mother Church of Northern Virginia," the church is notable for its association with important figures in early Virginian history such as George Washington and George Mason, both of whom served on its vestry. ()

Built: 1774 (250 years ago)Coordinates: 38°42'32"N, 77°11'38"W

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9301 Richmond HwyPohickMount Vernon 22079 United States

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+1 703-339-6572

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Pohick Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Springfield Town Center, Gunston Hall, George Washington's Gristmill, Pirate's Cove Waterpark.

4.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Springfield Town Center, Springfield
119 min walk • Springfield Town Center is an enclosed shopping center located in the Springfield census-designated place of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.
3.6 miSE
Historical place, Georgian architecture, History museum
Gunston Hall, Lorton
92 min walk • Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. Built between 1755 and 1759 as the main residence and headquarters of a 5,500-acre plantation, the house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason.
3.4 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
George Washington's Gristmill, Mount Vernon
88 min walk • George Washington's Gristmill was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president.
2.9 miSE
38°40'18"N • 77°10'8"W
Pirate's Cove Waterpark, Lorton
74 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Amusement park
1.6 miNE
Museum, Military museum
National Museum of the United States Army, Lorton
41 min walk • The National Museum of the United States Army is the official museum for the history of the United States Army and is just outside Washington, D.C. It opened on November 11, 2020.
3.6 miSW
Park
Occoquan Regional Park, Lorton
92 min walk • Occoquan Regional Park is a regional park along a tributary of the Potomac River, located in Lorton in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia. It is protected and operated by the NOVA Parks agency of Northern Virginia.
3.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Pope–Leighey House, Alexandria
82 min walk • The Pope–Leighey House, formerly known as the Loren Pope Residence, is a suburban home in Virginia designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house, which belongs to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been relocated twice and sits on the grounds of Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia.
3.4 miW
Classes and workshops, Georgian architecture, Art gallery
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton
86 min walk • The Lorton Reformatory, also known as the Lorton Correctional Complex, is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, established in 1910 for the District of Columbia, United States.
4.8 miN
Church
Springfield United Methodist Church, Springfield
122 min walk • Springfield United Methodist Church was established in 1954 in the Washington, DC suburb of Springfield, Virginia. Springfield United Methodist Church is a member of the Alexandria District in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
5 miSW
National park
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
128 min walk • The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States between Belmont Bay and Occoquan Bay.
4.9 miN
38°46'46"N • 77°11'24"W
Springfield Plaza, Springfield
124 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre