McLean
MacLean, also spelt McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname, Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John).
MacLean, also spelt McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname, Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean". Gillean means "the Servant of [Saint] John [the Baptist]"), named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian of the Battleaxe", a famous 5th century warrior.
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Worth seeing in and around McLean
7 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.
- 01Kryptos
Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia. Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the four encrypted messages it bears.
3.4 km · encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn · Wikipedia - 02CIA Memorial Wall
The Memorial Wall is a memorial at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. The wall is located in the Original Headquarters Building lobby on the north wall.
3.3 km · memorial to CIA employees · Wikipedia - 03Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Washington
The Archdiocese of Washington is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in Washington, D.C., southern Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
1.8 km · diocese of the Orthodox Church in America · Wikipedia - 04Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
2.8 km · U.S. park in Virginia · Wikipedia - 05Temple Rodef Shalom
Temple Rodef Shalom is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 Westmoreland Street, McLean, in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,800 households and is the largest congregation in Virginia.
3.2 km · synagogue located in McLean, Virginia · Wikipedia - 06Scattergood-Thorne House
The Scattergood-Thorne Estate, formerly known as the Calvert Estate and Scattergood Manor, is a historic family home and land on the grounds of the George Bush Center for Intelligence, the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. Today, it hosts the Scattergood-Thorne Conference Center, used by the CIA for events, and is the oldest structure standing on the CIA campus.
2.8 km · A building at the George Bush Center for Intelligence · Wikipedia - 07Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill is a large brick house in McLean, Virginia, in the United States, which was owned for many years by members of the Kennedy family, the American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business.
1.8 km · notable house in McLean, Virginia, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to McLean
- Airports
- Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 15 km · Washington Dulles (IAD), 24 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 51 km
- Stations
- West Falls Church, 3.9 km
- Baltimore → McLean63 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · $6–8
- Richmond → McLean155 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · $14–19
- Philadelphia → McLean207 km · quickest by road, 3h 54m · $19–26
- 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 McLean
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 McLean. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOn the weekends, you can take Ride On bus #29 to Glen Echo and start hiking north from there, but it is a significantly longer trek to Great Falls.
- Get inAlthough it is also possible to kayak or canoe the Potomac through the park, make sure you know what you're doing—the rapids are very dangerous, especially around Great Falls, and many people drown every year.
- Go nextAmong the most important are Harpers Ferry, just across the Potomac in West Virginia, and Antietam National Battlefield.
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Next door to McLean
McLean is 13 km from Washington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Lewinsvilleunincorporated community in Virginia1.9 km
- Q12062383Mission center of the United States Intelligence Community2.4 km
- West McLeanunincorporated community in Virginia600 m