Deer Island Recreation Area

Deer Island Recreation Area is a park in Franklin, Virginia. Deer Island Recreation Area 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.

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 Recreation Area.

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 Recreation Area.

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 Recreation Area.

Deer Island Recreation Area

Type: Park
Description: park in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Category: recreation area
Location: Franklin, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.80083° or 36° 48′ 3″ north

Longitude

-80.03941° or 80° 2′ 22″ west

Elevation

1,073 feet (327 metres)

Open location code

868XRX26+86

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40097423

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4755641

Wikidata ID

Q49482459

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In Other Languages

“Deer Island Recreation Area” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Deer Island Recreation Area”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mill Creek and West Bassett.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deer Island and Turkey Island Recreation Area.

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