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Smithsonian's National Zoo
Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Belmont
Virginia, United States · North America
About Belmont
Belmont sits on the route: 10 minutes from Broadlands, 43km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Belmont is in Virginia, United States, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Broadlands, about 5 km away.
Belmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Belmont had a population of 10,268. It is 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Leesburg, the Loudoun county seat, and 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. The Belmont Manor House, built between 1799 and 1802Read more
by a son of Richard Henry Lee, is in the northeast part of the CDP and is now the clubhouse for a gated golf community.
The Belmont CDP is situated along the east side of Belmont Ridge Road (State Route 659) between State Route 7 and State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road). The CDP extends north to VA 7 and south to include Middlebury Street and the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, while to the east it is bordered by Stubble Road, Claiborne Parkway, and Ashburn Road. Two major subdivisions make up Belmont: Belmont Country Club in the east is the larger of the two, and Belmont Greene, in the west, is the smaller.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Belmont CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 1.20%, are water. The area drains mainly east via several streams toward Broad Run, a north-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, while the westernmost part of the CDP drains west to Goose Creek, which also flows north to the Potomac.
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What is there to see near Belmont?
Within an hour or so of Belmont: Smithsonian's National Zoo (43 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (44 km), Lincoln Memorial (44 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (45 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is Belmont?
Belmont is in Virginia, United States, about 5 km from Broadlands.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,966
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.0648, -77.5100
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Belmont
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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World War II Memorial
Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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The White House
Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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National Mall
America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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