Camp Chanco

Camp Chanco is a camp in Surry, Virginia. Camp Chanco is situated nearby to the village Scotland, as well as near the locality Jamestown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pleasant Point and Historic Jamestown.

Pleasant Point

Historic house

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Pleasant Point, also known as Crouches Creek Plantation, is a historic home located near Scotland, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1724, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, double pile frame dwelling with brick ends. Pleasant Point is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Camp Chanco.

Historic Jamestown

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Historic Jamestowne is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. Historic Jamestown is situated 2 miles north of Camp Chanco.

Smith’s Fort Plantation

Historic site

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Smith's Fort Plantation is a house and parcel of land located in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The current main house on the property, also known as the Faulcon House, dates from about 1765. Smith’s Fort Plantation is situated 2½ miles southwest of Camp Chanco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotland and Jamestown.

Scotland

Village

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Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153.

Jamestown

Locality

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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg. Jamestown is situated 2 miles north of Camp Chanco.

Surry

Village

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Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Surry had a population of 208. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. Surry is situated 4 miles southwest of Camp Chanco.

Camp Chanco

Type: Camp
Also known as: “Camp Waters”
Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.18098° or 37° 10′ 52″ north

Longitude

-76.78385° or 76° 47′ 2″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

879556J8+9F

GeoNames ID

4750594

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