Accotink, Virginia

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Accotink, Virginia
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Houses along Backlick Road in Accotink
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Coordinates: 38°42′30″N77°9′34″W / 38.70833°N 77.15944°W / 38.70833; -77.15944
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State Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia
County Flag of Fairfax County, Virginia.svg Fairfax
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1494807 [1]

Accotink is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Accotink is located along Accotink Creek within Fort Belvoir.

Accotink Bay, Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, and Lake Accotink are also in the area. Accotink Academy, a private school with a mostly African American student body, is in Springfield, Virginia. [2]

The Magnus Temple of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is in Accotink.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Accotink, Virginia
  2. "Accotink Academy". www.usnews.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.