George Washington Memorial Parkway - McLean, VA
Posted by: bluesnote
N 38° 57.856 W 077° 10.444
18S E 311639 N 4315059
One of the only roads that serve as a national park. The above coordinates are for the western terminus of the GW parkway, at I-495 in McLean, Virginia where the photos were taken. The eastern terminus is Mt. Vernon.
Waymark Code: WMZQBM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2018
Views: 1
Taken from Wikipedia, "The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long (40 km) parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS). It is located almost entirely within Virginia, except for a short portion of the parkway northwest of the Arlington Memorial Bridge that passes over Columbia Island within the District of Columbia.
The parkway is separated into two sections joined by Washington Street (State Route 400) in Alexandria. A third section, which is the Clara Barton Parkway, runs on the opposite side of the Potomac River in the District of Columbia and suburban Montgomery County, Maryland. A fourth section was originally proposed for Fort Washington, Maryland, but never built. The parkway has been designated an All-American Road.
Virginia's official state designation for the parkway is State Route 90005."
Park Name: George Washington Memorial Parkway
Historic/Cultural Park: yes
Natural Park: yes
Recreation Area: yes
Wildlife Refuge: no
Type of Listing: Entrance
Fees in Local Currency: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Dates of Access: From: 01/01/2018 To: 12/31/2018
Hiking: no
Camping: no
Bicycling: no
Horseback Riding: no
Off-Roading: no
Swimming: no
Snorkling/Scuba: no
Boating: no
Rock Climbing: no
Fishing: no
Other Activities: Driving
Other Park Type not listed above: Not listed
Park Website: Not listed
Other Type Detail: Not listed
Hours available: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:A log will require a recent photograph at the coordinates. Some of these locations will be placed for the scenery, so a gpsr will just ruin the picture.
If you don't have a digital camera post a descriptive log.