Fairlington, Alexandria

Name: Fairlington
Address: Alexandria, United States

#67 among attractions in Alexandria

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Fairlington is an unincorporated neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, located adjacent to Shirlington in the southernmost part of the county on the boundary with the City of Alexandria. The main thoroughfares are Interstate 395 which divides the neighborhood into North and South Fairlington, State Route 7 and State Route 402. ()

Coordinates: 38°50'5"N, 77°5'35"W

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South Arlington (Fairlington)Alexandria United States

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: The Village at Shirlington, Fort Ward, Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Four Mile Run Trail.

0.5 miNE
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.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Fort Ward, Alexandria
15 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.
0.9 miNE
Park
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Alexandria
23 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.
0.7 miN
Cycling, Bike path
Four Mile Run Trail, Arlington
19 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 miS
Seminary, Gothic Revival architecture
Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria
26 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.
0.8 miE
Synagogue
Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria
20 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.
1.1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Arlington
28 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.
1.7 miSE
Cemetery
Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria
43 min walk • Ivy Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Burials began at the site in 1811, when it was a family cemetery, and it received a charter as a community cemetery in 1856.
1.1 miE
Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria
29 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.
1.1 miNW
Park, Basketball court, Baseball field
Barcroft Park, Arlington
29 min walk • Tucker Field at Barcroft Park is a baseball venue located in Arlington, Virginia, US. The field is home to the George Washington Colonials baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field holds a capacity of 500 spectators.
1 miS
Synagogue
Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Alexandria
26 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fairlington?

Nearby attractions include Battery Garesche, Arlington (9 min walk), Signature Theatre, Arlington (12 min walk), Shirlington, Arlington (12 min walk), Fort Ward, Alexandria (15 min walk).

How to get to Fairlington by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fairlington:

Bus

34th St S + 36th St S • Lines: 22A (2 min walk)
34th St S + S Wakefield St • Lines: 22A, 22F (3 min walk)