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Orange Hunt Estates in West Springfield, VA

Cover of the original new home brochure for the community. I wish it showed more of the cars and people from 1975! It was only 34 years ago but things were a little different. No computers, no cable television, no mobile phones, I can’t believe it sometimes but I was around way back then. Of course… I was just a kid… a really little kid!

Here’s a very brief snapshot of just some of what our community has to offer.

Commuting

• Metro-bus runs through the community providing both morning and evening rush hour service to the Pentagon Metro Station – it’s about a 40 minute trip
• Additionally, it is a relatively short drive to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station for subway service to Washington, DC and all other stations on the subway system.
• It’s approximately a 20 minute drive to Fort Belvoir.
• The Springfield Interchange of I-95, I-395 and I-495 is approximately 15 minutes away
• Orange Hunt Estates borders the Fairfax County Parkway and Old Keene Mill Rd
• This is the link to the Metro Map and this is for the VRE

Schools

• Sangster and Orange Hunt - Elementary Schools are both are located in our community.
• Washington Irving Middle School on Old Keene Mill Road is for seventh and eighth graders.
• West Springfield High School is for ninth through twelfth Grade

Information on all these schools can be found at Fairfax County Public Schools main site. On the main site, you may also find the maps for the school boundaries.

Libraries

Pohick Regional Library is located just outside Orange Hunt Estates at Sydenstricker and Old Keene Mill Road. Additionally, Burke Library and Kings Park Library are both minutes away.

Pools

1. Cottontail Swim and Racquet Club
2. Fox Hunt Swim Club
3. Orange Hunt Swim Club

Shopping

• Huntsman Square – Moments away
• Burke Town Center – Minutes away
• Rolling Valley Mall – Minutes away

It is also an easy commute to Target, Kohls, Walmart, numerous Grocery stores and dozens and dozens of other shops and restaurants in the West Springfield/Burke area.

Recreation

• South Run Recreation Center has a year round pool, very nice exercise facilities including a full line of free weights, machines and cardio equipment and other activities and is located across the street from one edge of our community.
• Burke Lake Park has a golf course, camping, picnic areas, small boat rental, fishing, carousel, miniature train and ice cream parlor is just up the road. You can drive there or just walk, run or bicycle from your home. The trails from Burke lake come right by Orange Hunt and also connect to Lake Mercer which is in the community. We have wonderful trails, streams and lakes to enjoy!
• We are also semi-close (10-15 minutes) to the Audrey Moore Recreation Center, Wakefield State Park and Lake Accotink Park.