Rutherford is an

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. It lies South of Virginia State Highway 236 (a.k.a. Little River Turnpike), North of

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(a.k.a. Braddock Road), East of Olley Lane, and West of Guinea Road. This is west of Annandale, east of the independent city of Fairfax. Rutherford Park, Rutherford Area Swim Club and

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Little Run Elementary School are located in the community. Other parks are located nearby, including Long Branch Stream Valley Park to the south, Daniels Run Park to the west and

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and

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to the northeast. The Rutherford community consists of approximately 700 homes.

Notable landmarks

To the east lies

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Annandale Campus. To the northwest is

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and Robert Frost Middle School. Churches of note include St Matthews

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, Highview Christian Fellowship, Providence

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Church, Barcroft

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, Fairfax

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Church and Bethlehem

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Church. The Jewish Community Centre of Northern Virginia also lies to the north.

References

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