Deer Island

Deer Island is an islet in Franklin, Virginia. Deer Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Philpott, as well as near Mill Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philpott Dam.

Philpott Dam

Dam

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Philpott Dam is a concrete, gravity dam on the Smith River in Franklin and Henry counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. It impounds Philpott Lake. Philpott Dam is located about 44 miles above the mouth of the Smith River. Philpott Dam is situated 1½ miles southeast of Deer Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Philpott and Henry.

Philpott

Hamlet

Philpott is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Philpott is situated 2 miles east of Deer Island.

Henry

Hamlet

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Henry is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The community is located along Town Creek, 12.9 miles south-southwest of Rocky Mount. Henry has a post office with ZIP code 24102. Henry is situated 3½ miles northeast of Deer Island.

Bassett

Village

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Bassett is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bassett had a population of 1,028. It is part of the Martinsville micropolitan area. Bassett is situated 4 miles southeast of Deer Island.

Deer Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Franklin, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.80125° or 36° 48′ 5″ north

Longitude

-80.03977° or 80° 2′ 23″ west

Elevation

1,056 feet (322 metres)

Open location code

868XRX26+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356575899

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4755640

Wikidata ID

Q49636476

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Deer Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Deer Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
Cebuano: “Deer Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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