'''Sterling''' is in Loudoun County Virginia, within the United States of America.

Get in

By car

Virginia State Route 7 runs through Sterling. Sterling can also be reached from Interstate Route 66 by taking the Rt. 28, Sully Road exit North. Rt. 28 leads to Rt. 7, thence east to Sterling.
  • About 30 minutes NW of Washington, D.C., except during rush hour.
  • By plane

  • '''Dulles International Airport''', ({{IATA|IAD}}). The closest airport to Sterling.
  • Other nearby airports include '''National''' ({{IATA|DCA}}), '''Baltimore/Washington International''' ({{IATA|BWI}}), and '''Richmond''' ({{IATA|RIC}}).
  • Private planes can land at Leesburg Municipal Airport (JYO), 15 miles north-west of Sterling. Full service is available; runway length is 5,500 feet. Approach to JYO requires special procedures due to the Washington Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA). Contact Potomac Approach Control on 126.1 MHz.

    Get around

    Bus service is provided by the Virginia Regional Transit Authority. It is called "7 to 7 on 7", meaning that busses run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Rt. 7. See http://www.vatransit.org/info_loudoun.htm for details.

    Taxi and limo service are also available. http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=sterling%20virginia%20taxi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 provides a fairly extensive list.

    See

    Do

  • Visit Claude Moore Park [http://www.co.loudoun.va.us/prcs/parks/claude.htm]
  • Bike, walk, or rollerblade on the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail
  • Theater: the Elden Street Players [http://www.eldenstreetplayers.com/]
  • Theater: The Sterling Playmakers [http://www.sterlingplaymakers.com/]
  • Algonkian Regional Park. 7001 Fairway Drive. ttp://www.nvrpa.org/parks/algonkian/. Miniature golf, swimming pool complex, golf, cottage rentals, soccer fields, and more on Potomac River waterfront.

    Buy

  • Dulles Town Center Mall, at intersection of Rt. 7 and Rt. 28
  • Eat

  • '''Pacific''' Pacific Rim cuisine. 46240 Potomac Run Plaza. NOW CLOSED.
  • '''Cheng's''' Nice Chinese restaurant. 20921 Davenport Dr. (off Rt. 7 in the Countryside area).
  • '''Emilio's''' Brick oven pizza. 22207 Shaw Rd.
  • '''That's Amore''' Italian. 46300 Potomac Run Plaza. NOW CLOSED.
  • Drink

  • Sweetwater Tavern. 5980 Waterview Plaza. 71-434-6500. ttp://www.greatamericanrestaurants.com/sweetmainster/. Delicious food. Call for reservations.

    Sleep

  • '''Candlewood Suites''', 45520 East Severn Way, Phone: ''+1 703'' 674-2288, [http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cw/1/en/hd/wasva].
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites. 3000 Indian Creek Drive. (703) 435-5300?.

  • '''Holiday Inn''', 1000 Sully Rd, Phone: ''+1 703'' 471-7411, [http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/wasda].
  • '''Hotel Sierra - Dulles''', 45520 Dulles Plaza , Phone: ''+1 703'' 435-9002, [http://www.hotel-sierra.com/dulles/default.asp].
  • '''Hyatt Place Sterling''', 21481 Ridgetop Circle, Phone: ''+1 703'' 444-3909, Fax: ''+1 703'' 444-3910 , [http://dullesairportnorth.place.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/place/index.jsp].
  • '''Suburban Extended Stay Hotel Washington Dulles''', 45510 East Severn Way , Sterling, VA, 20166, Phone: ''+1 703'' 674-2299, Fax: ''+1 703'' 674-2290, [http://www.suburbanhotels.com/hotel-sterling-virginia-VA486].
  • '''TownePlace Suites Dulles Airport''', 22744 Holiday Park Drive, Phone: ''+1 703'' 707-2017, Fax: ''+1 703'' 707-9676, [http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/IADTF].
  • '''TownePlace Suites Sterling''', 21123 Whitfield Place, Phone: ''+1 703'' 421-1090, Fax: ''+1 703'' 421-1091, [http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/IADTP].
  • Get out

  • Visit Washington, D.C.
  • See a performance at Wolf Trap [http://www.wolftrap.org/]
  • Go to Civil War historic sites
  • Visit wineries