Herndon
Herndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Herndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia, it is part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2020, the population at the census was 24,655, which makes it the largest of three incorporated towns in the county.
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Worth seeing in and around Herndon
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01ADAMS
All Dulles Area Muslim Society is one of the largest mosques in the United States, located in Sterling, VA and serving 5000 Muslim families. ADAMS offers a wide variety of services.
4 km · mosque and religious center in Virginia, United States · Wikipedia - 02Divine Mercy University
Divine Mercy University is a private Catholic graduate university of psychology and counseling located in Sterling, Virginia.
4.3 km · University of psychology in Sterling, Virginia, United States · Wikipedia - 03Frying Pan Farm Park
Frying Pan Farm Park is a park located in Fairfax County, Virginia. It has a variety of attractions of both a historic and recreational nature.
4.3 km · park in Virginia, United States of America, United States of America · Wikipedia - 04Frying Pan Meetinghouse
The Frying Pan Meetinghouse or Frying Pan Spring Meeting House) is a historic church building within Frying Pan Farm Park in Floris, Virginia. It was built in 1791 as a church building.
4.1 km · church building in Virginia, United States of America · Wikipedia - 05Church of the Epiphany
The Church of the Epiphany is an Anglican church located in Chantilly, Virginia. It emphasizes "Encountering God through beautiful worship and believing prayer, building a multigenerational congregation that loves children and families and equipping every member to share the good news of Jesus Christ." Notable ministries and activities include a yearly free "Sports Camp" in Herndon for elementary-age students, bi-weekly worship and other ministry activities at the Arbor Terrace memory care home in Chantilly, and monthly donations of food that go home with students in need at Coates Elementary School in Herndon.
2.9 km · church in Centerview Drive Chantilly VA , United States · Wikipedia - 06Dranesville Tavern
The Dranesville Tavern that was located in Dranesville, Virginia dates from 1823. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
4.7 km · historic commercial building in Virginia, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Herndon
- Airports
- Washington Dulles (IAD), 7 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 33 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 66 km
- Stations
- Washington Dulles International Airport, 5.4 km · Wiehle–Reston East, 4.9 km · Innovation Center, 3.4 km · Reston Town Center, 3.2 km · Dulles International Airport Main Terminal, 5.5 km
- Baltimore → Herndon76 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · $7–10
- Richmond → Herndon158 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · $14–20
- Philadelphia → Herndon220 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · $20–28
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Herndon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Herndon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundReston Paths is an extensive bike/walking path system.
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Next door to Herndon
Herndon is 32 km from Washington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- SterlingCity / Census Designated Place4 km
- Florishuman settlement in Virginia, United States of America4.4 km
- Cooktownunincorporated community in Virginia1.8 km
- Floris Historic Districthistoric district in Virginia, United States4 km
- Herndon Historic Districthistoric district in Virginia, United States500 m
- Vestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic Districthistoric district in Virginia, United States5.3 km