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Welcome to Shirley Gate Park ...

Shirley Gate Park is located in Fairfax County<1>.

Shirley Gate Park is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shirley Gate Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shirley Gate Park: 703 & 571<3>

Websites for Shirley Gate Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shirley Gate Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shirley Gate Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shirley Gate Park.

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
  • Manassas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Herndon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Manassas Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dumfries
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shirley Gate Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shirley Gate Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shirley Gate Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shirley Gate Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shirley Gate Park. See our Newspapers Page for Shirley Gate Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirley Gate Park ...

Looking for more information about Shirley Gate Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shirley Gate Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shirley Gate Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shirley Gate Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Shirley Gate Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Shirley Gate Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.