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Gravelly Point

Name: Gravelly Point
Address: Arlington, VA, US

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Harris

February 1, 2022

Gravelly Point is a park in Arlington, Virginia, United States. It is located north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, along the George Washington Parkway, and across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Today, the park is a primary intersection on weekends of boaters, cyclists, and airplane-spotters. Its unique location just a few hundred feet from the north end of Reagan's runway 1/19 makes it one of the best spots in the United States for airplane-spotting. Originally, the area known as Gravelly Point was where Captain John Alexander built a home called Abingdon in 1746. Abingdon was purchased in 1778 by John Parke Custis, the adopted stepson of President George Washington. It was the birthplace of Washington's beloved granddaughter, Eleanor Parke Custis. Abingdon was destroyed by fire in 1930 and the ruins stabilized. In 1998, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority preserved the site and created an exhibit of artifacts found there in the Exhibit Hall, located in Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

March 27, 2021

Walt have planes take off and land at a local favorite park, Gravelly Point. It’s breathtaking!

Kirsten

December 4, 2020

This is an AMAZING place to watch locals AND AIRPLANES taking off/landing at Reagan National Airport! The tarmac is literally yards away from you, so you'll hear and see the planes fly RIGHT ABOVE your head RIGHT BEFORE THEY LAND! Have a picnic, get some great pics, and enjoy the greenway!