Brown Island Park

Brown Island Park is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Brown Island Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Slip, as well as near Oregon Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haxall Canal and Brown’s Island.

Brown's Island is an artificial island on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, formed by the Haxall Canal. Part of the city's James River Park, it is the popular venue of a large number of outdoor concerts and festivals in the spring and summer, such as the weekly Friday Cheers concert series or Dominion Riverrock.

American Civil War Museum

Museum

Photo: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Oregon Hill.

Shockoe Slip

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.

Oregon Hill

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oregon Hill is a historic working-class neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. Oregon Hill overlooks the James River and Belle Isle, and provides access to Hollywood Cemetery.

Monroe Ward

Neighborhood

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Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is East of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.

Brown Island Park

Type: Park
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.53431° or 37° 32′ 4″ north

Longitude

-77.44137° or 77° 26′ 29″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

8794GHM5+PF

GeoNames ID

4749283

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Downtown Richmond and South Richmond.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include United States Federal Reserve Money Museum and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

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