Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

This is Potomac Overlook!

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 14, 2022

1. This is Potomac Overlook! Marker

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This is Potomac Overlook!. . , Explore the natural world on 67 acres of wild and cultivated land at Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, Virginia. Hike two miles of trails while following interpretive displays to learn about the park's natural and cultural history. Visit the James I. Mayer Center from Environmental Education Center and home of the Energium to learn about the connections between humans and the natural world. Potomac Overlook Regional Park also offers a variety of programs for school and scout groups and the general public. Visitors can also explore our demonstration organic vegetable garden and birds of prey facility., Native Americans lived in seasonal encampments here in Potomac Overlook as long ago as 500 BC., The James I Mayer Centervfor Environmental Education and Energium , www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406 , The James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education houses the Energium, a suite of interactive exhibits that highlights the connection that energy forges between the human world and the natural world. The Center also houses live animals, a library, an interactive MiScope, and displays that highlight the role energy has played throughout human history. Outdoor energy exhibits include a 1KW solar array on our stage. Park staff present programs featuring the interactive "Energy Cycle". The facility also includes an auditorium which can be rented., Programs, Activities and Events , www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406 , Potomac Overlook offers a variety of programs, activities and events throughout the year for school and scout groups and the general public. Our summers are busy hosting Camp Overlook for kids and an outdoor concert series. Visitors can explore our themed gardens our birds of prey facility. Host your nature-themed birthday parties or rent a shelter for small family and group gatherings., Interpretive Garden , www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406 , Begun in 2000, this Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia demonstration garden enjoys a successful collaboration with Potomac Overlook Regional Park. The park's many environmental and cultural activities draw people to the garden, as do school field trips and summer nature camps. The focus of this garden is organic, urban vegetable gardening. An on-site water system, (including a rain barrel) and 10 foot high "wildlife exclusion fence all support an active gardening program. For more information about the garden and the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, visit www.mgnv.org., About NOVA Parks , Comprised of six jurisdictions across Northern Virginia, NOVA Parks is a park agency unlike any others, a unique combination of conservation and entrepreneurship, urban and rural, cutting edge technology and history. NOVA Parks' offerings reflect all of this; For every waterpark, there are large wide open spaces for picnicking, relaxing, or just general reflecting. For every golf course, there are thousands of acres of trees and protected waterfront. NOVA Parks owns historic property in the middle of a bustling urban center, a 45-mile long paved bike trail that bisects the entire region, and a full-scale skeet and trap shooting center., But remember, this kiosk is just a small glimpse inside this exciting park agency. Scan the code to visit us online at www.novaparks.com., 4.2 miles away , Upton Hill Regional Park , Make a day of it at Upton Hill Regional Park. Stay cool at the waterpark, play mini golf or set the kids loose at the playground, all in Arlington., 4.3 miles away , Tinner Hill Historic Park , Explore Northern Virginia's African American history at the site of Joseph Tinner's former house, a key location in the fight for African American civil rights., 7.67 miles away , Cameron Run Regional Park , Spend the day at Great Waves Waterpark, mini golf or fishing piers at Cameron Run Regional Park, located in Alexandria., 8.26 miles away , Carlyle House Historic Park , Encounter Alexandria's history at Carlyle House Historic Park, an 18th Century Palladian-style home built by John Carlyle., 9.52 miles away , Gateway Regional Park , Catch your breath at Gateway Regional Park, a one-acre rest stop on Northern Virginia's W&OD/City of Fairfax Connector Trail., 9.58 miles away , Meadowlark Botanical Gardens , Explore landscaped gardens, a restored 18th Century log cabin, and our Korean Bell Garden at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna.

Explore the natural world on 67 acres of wild and cultivated land at Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, Virginia. Hike two miles of trails while following interpretive displays to learn about the park's natural and cultural history. Visit the James I. Mayer Center from Environmental Education Center and home of the Energium to learn about the connections between humans and the natural world. Potomac Overlook Regional Park also offers a variety of programs for school and scout groups and the general public. Visitors can also explore our demonstration organic vegetable garden and birds of prey facility.

Native Americans lived in seasonal encampments here in Potomac Overlook as long ago as 500 BC.

The James I Mayer Centervfor Environmental Education & Energium
www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406
The James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education houses the Energium, a suite of interactive exhibits that highlights the connection that energy forges between the human world and the natural world. The Center also houses live animals, a library, an interactive MiScope, and displays that highlight the role energy has played throughout human history. Outdoor energy exhibits include a 1KW solar array on our stage. Park staff present programs featuring the interactive "Energy Cycle". The facility also includes an auditorium which can be rented.

Programs, Activities & Events
www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406
Potomac Overlook offers a variety of programs, activities and events throughout the year for school and scout groups and the general public. Our summers are busy hosting Camp Overlook for kids and an outdoor concert series. Visitors can explore our themed gardens our birds of prey facility. Host your nature-themed birthday parties or rent a shelter for small family and group gatherings.

Interpretive Garden
www.novaparks.com/parks/potomac-overlook-regional-park | 703-528-5406
Begun in 2000, this Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia demonstration garden enjoys a successful collaboration with Potomac Overlook Regional Park. The park's many environmental and cultural activities draw people to the garden, as do school field trips and summer nature camps. The focus of this garden is organic, urban vegetable gardening. An on-site water system, (including a rain barrel) and 10 foot high "wildlife exclusion fence all support an active gardening program. For more information about the garden and the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, visit www.mgnv.org.

About NOVA Parks
Comprised of six jurisdictions across Northern Virginia, NOVA Parks is a park agency unlike any others, a unique combination of conservation and entrepreneurship, urban and rural, cutting edge technology and history. NOVA Parks' offerings reflect all of this; For every waterpark, there are large wide open spaces for picnicking, relaxing, or just general reflecting. For every golf course, there are thousands of acres of trees and protected waterfront. NOVA Parks owns historic property in the middle of a bustling urban center, a 45-mile long paved bike trail that bisects the entire region, and a full-scale skeet and trap shooting center.

But remember, this kiosk is just a small glimpse inside this exciting park agency. Scan the code to visit us online at www.novaparks.com.

4.2 miles away
Upton Hill Regional Park
Make a day of it at Upton Hill Regional Park. Stay cool at the waterpark, play mini golf or set the kids loose at the playground, all in Arlington.

4.3 miles away
Tinner Hill Historic Park
Explore Northern Virginia's African American history at the site of Joseph Tinner's former house, a key location in the fight for African American civil rights.

7.67 miles away
Cameron Run Regional Park
Spend the day at Great Waves Waterpark, mini golf or fishing piers at Cameron Run Regional Park, located in Alexandria.

8.26 miles away
Carlyle House Historic Park
Encounter Alexandria's history at Carlyle House Historic Park, an 18th Century Palladian-style home built by John Carlyle.

9.52 miles away
Gateway Regional Park
Catch your breath at Gateway Regional Park, a one-acre rest stop on Northern Virginia's W&OD/City of Fairfax Connector Trail.

9.58 miles away
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Explore landscaped gardens, a restored 18th Century log cabin, and our Korean Bell Garden at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the NOVA Parks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.

Location. 38° 54.677′ N, 77° 6.445′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Potomac Overlook Regional Park. It is on Marcey Road 0.3 miles north of North Beechwood Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2722 Marcey Rd, Arlington VA 22207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of

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the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Farm Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Barns at Potomac Overlook (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of the Nature Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Indian Spring (approx. ¼ mile away); Native American Home Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Moor, Grocer (approx. 0.6 miles away in District of Columbia); Glenmore (approx. 0.6 miles away); Navigation of the Potomac (approx. 0.6 miles away in District of Columbia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

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Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.