Parkfairfax, Alexandria

Name: Parkfairfax
Address: Alexandria, United States

#82 among attractions in Alexandria

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with Arlington County. Nearby thoroughfares are Interstate 395, State Route 402, and West Glebe Road. ()

Coordinates: 38°50'12"N, 77°4'48"W

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Parkfairfax – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Village at Shirlington, The Birchmere, Fort Ward, Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park.

0.5 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Village at Shirlington, Arlington
13 min walk • The Village at Shirlington opened as Shirlington Shopping Center in 1944, and was the first large shopping center to open in the Washington, D.C. suburbs and one of the earliest in the United States. It is located along Campbell Avenue at the intersection of Shirley Highway and Quaker Lane / Shirlington Road in Arlington, Virginia.
1 miE
Nightlife, Bars and clubs, Concerts and shows
The Birchmere, Alexandria
27 min walk • The Birchmere is a concert hall in Alexandria, Virginia that features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, ethnic, and comedic performers. Its main room seats 500 and provides dinner service, making for an intimate space, with tables only a few feet away from the stage.
1.2 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Fort Ward, Alexandria
32 min walk • Fort Ward is a former Union Army installation now located in the city of Alexandria in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the fifth largest fort built to defend Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War. It is currently well-preserved with 90-95% of its earthen walls intact.
0.5 miN
Park
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Alexandria
12 min walk • The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail, an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban communities as well as through rural areas.
1 miNW
Cycling, Bike path
Four Mile Run Trail, Arlington
26 min walk • The Four Mile Run Trail is a 7-mile long, paved shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia. It runs along Four Mile Run from Benjamin Banneker Park in Falls Church to the Mount Vernon Trail near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where Four Mile Run empties into the Potomac River.
1.3 miSW
Seminary, Gothic Revival architecture
Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria
34 min walk • Virginia Theological Seminary, formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, located at 3737 Senminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia is the largest and second oldest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States.
1.3 miNE
Park
Fort Scott Park, Arlington
34 min walk • Fort Scott was a detached lunette constructed in May 1861 to guard the south flank of the defenses of Washington during the American Civil War. It was named for General Winfield Scott, who was then General-in-Chief of the Union Army.
0.4 miS
Synagogue
Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria
11 min walk • Agudas Achim Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located in Alexandria, Virginia. The synagogue was founded in 1914, and its cemetery was founded in 1933.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Arlington
20 min walk • Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at 2704 24th Rd. South in Arlington, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, three bay by six bay, brick church building on a parged concrete foundation.
0.6 miSE
Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria
16 min walk • Westminster Presbyterian Church of Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. located at the corner of Cameron Mills Road and Monticello Boulevard in the city's North Ridge section.
1.4 miSW
Synagogue
Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Alexandria
37 min walk • Beth El Hebrew Congregation is a synagogue located in Alexandria, Virginia. Established on September 4, 1859, Beth El is an egalitarian synagogue providing worship in the Reform tradition.

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Which popular attractions are close to Parkfairfax?

Nearby attractions include Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria (11 min walk), Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Alexandria (12 min walk), Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria (16 min walk), Signature Theatre, Arlington (16 min walk).

How to get to Parkfairfax by public transport?

The nearest stations to Parkfairfax:

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Valley Dr + Preston Rd • Lines: At3/4, At4 (2 min walk)
Valley Dr + Preston Rd • Lines: At4 (2 min walk)