About Burke's Burke Centre

Ask the residents of Burke Centre and they can tell you.  In 1950 the farming community of Burke was the proposed site for Dulles Airport and due to the efforts of the few families that lived in the area at the time the airport plan was derailed and moved to Chantilly where Dulles Airport is today. Even though they fought and won the battle not to build the airport most of the farm homes and land had been purchased and condemned by the government leaving the area virtually deserted.

After the Dulles Airport proposal was killed the area of Burke began to develop. Part of the land that had been condemned was turned over to the newly created Fairfax County Park Authority and became Burke Lake Park. You can still find remnants of Burke Centre's history throughout the area. The Silas Burke House built in 1824, Mulberry Hill built in 1790 and Brimstone Hill are a few of the older homes you will still find standing.

The homes that make up the area known as Burke Centre were built on a 1700 acre parcel of land and with the strong Burke Centre Conservancy retain a great connection with nature. Thirty miles of bike paths, six ponds, a lake residents and five community centers owners can find nature and activities right outside their doors. Terra Centre Elementary School was one of the first earth sheltered schools built in the area and the roof is still used today by students as their athletic field.

Burke Centre Map

With over 5800 homes divided into five distinct neighborhoods: Landing, Woods, Oaks, Commons and Ponds; Burke Centre is one of the largest planned communities in Fairfax County. With the Burke Station VRE, Metro Bus transportation and major highways close by Burke Centre is a popular location for Northern Virginia homeowners who work in DC. Since the first homes were built in Burke in 1976 the area has also been popular with military families stationed at Ft.Belvoir, the Pentagon and Military District of Washington installations.

If purchasing a new home in Burke Centre is in your plans this year give the Cindy Jones team a call at 703-346-2213.  No hassle, no pressure just straight talk about whether buying a new home is the right decision for you.

In the 1950's the farming community of Burke, VA was the proposed site for Dulles Airport.  Due to the efforts of the few families that lived in the area at the time, the airport plan was derailed and moved to Chantilly where Dulles Airport is today. It is hard to imagine how different the area would be if the government had succeed in their plans.   Even though they fought and won the battle not to build the airport most of the farm homes and land had been purchased and condemned by the government leaving the area virtually deserted.

After the Dulles Airport proposal was killed dvelopers realized the potential of a signficant parcel of land only 20 miles outside of Washington DC and the area of Burke began to grow.  Part of the land was turned over to the Fairfax Park Authority to make up Burke Lake Park and the majority of the rest of the land became the area known as Burke Centre.

The homes that make up the area known as Burke Centre were built on a 1700 acre parcel of land and with the strong Burke Centre Conservancy retain a great connection with nature. Thirty miles of bike paths, six ponds, a lake and five community centers where owners can find nature and activities right outside their doors. Terra Centre Elementary School was one of the first earth sheltered schools built in the area and the roof is still used today by students as their athletic field.

With over 5800 homes divided into five distinct neighborhoods: Landing, Woods, Oaks, Commons and Ponds; Burke Centre is one of the largest planned communities in Fairfax County. With the Burke Station VRE, Metro Bus transportation and major highways close by, Burke Centre is a popular location for Northern Virginia homeowners who work in DC. 

Since the first homes were built in Burke in 1976 the area has also been popular with military families stationed at Ft.Belvoir, the Pentagon and Military District of Washington installations.

If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Burke Centre give Cindy Jones a call at 703-346-2213. My team also serves other areas of Northern Virginia including Alexandria, Clifton, Lorton, Fairfax Station, Manassas, Woodbridge and surrounding neighborhoods. . Stop by VaRealEstateTalk, Cindy Jones Homes or Military Relocation News for more information. Search all homes available in the Northern Virginia area.

Of course it does. This morning the alarm went off at 4:45 (We rise early and start our day at the gym).

I turned on the local news - school closings were scrolling across the bottom of the screen. It hadn't even started to snow yet. Our part of the National Capital Area was forecast to receive 1 to 2 inches. As you can see by the picture of our deck this could hardly be called a record snowfall.

Arthur and I have lived in northern tier states where they only close school if they can't find the school bus.

The problem here is that we have several varieties of driver.

The Invincibles These are the guys with a modified pickup trucks that look like Giant Tonka Toys. They pass you at breakneck speed throwing slush or snow all over your windshield. It is not at all unusual to find them in a ditch on the side of the road about a mile up the road. Honk as you pass them.

The Equatorials Due to the fact this is our nation's capital we have a great many foreign visitors that come from countries where they grow bananas, pineapples and guava. We pray for these folks as they have absolutely no idea what is about to happen when they apply the brakes.

The Governmentals They have the option to take unscheduled leave. This way they don't have to worry about being stuck in a traffic jam on the way home during the evening rush hour. However, they use the time to go to the malls and foul up traffic anyway.

The Supermarket Rushers. These folks will travel to three or four supermarkets to purchase a three week supply of toilet paper, bread and milk.

The interesting aspect of all this is that the forecast for tomorrow is sunny and 46 degrees.