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Gravelly Point
River cape in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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38.8651°N 77.0391°W / 38.8651; -77.0391
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Gravelly Point is an area within the National Park Service's George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia.[1] It is located on the west side of the Potomac River, immediately north of Roaches Run and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.[1]
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Gravelly Point has served as an iconic spot for plane spotters, picnickers and others to watch planes take off and land from National Airport for more than half a century.[2][3]