Leesburg is located in the Virginia Piedmont between the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Potomac River, 35 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The Town covers approximately 12 square miles, with elevations ranging from 275 feet to 425 feet above sea level. Leesburg can be reached by U.S. Route 15, a
scenic byway, State Route 7, or the Dulles Greenway Toll Road.
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Leesburg is located only 15 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport, and is also home to Leesburg Executive Airport (Godfrey Field), a commercial and general aviation facility. The Maryland Rail Commuter Train offers service to and from Washington, D.C., from Point of Rocks,Md., about 12 miles north of Leesburg.
Visitors from Maryland enjoy traveling to Leesburg via White’s Ferry, the last operating ferry on the Potomac River. The ferry has been carrying vehicles and passengers on a five-minute ride across the river north of Leesburg since 1828. The town is also accessible via the W&OD Trail, a hiking/biking trail that runs from Arlington to Purcellville, Virginia, along the bed of the former Washington & Old Dominion Railroad.
