Falling Creek
Falling Creek is a stream in Hanover, Virginia. Falling Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Ashland Mill, as well as near Elletts Crossing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kings Dominion and Grizzly.
Kings Dominion
Theme park
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Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles north of Richmond and 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, featuring over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre water park. Kings Dominion is situated 4 km northeast of Falling Creek.
Grizzly
Roller coaster
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Grizzly is a wooden roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The grounds of the ride are densely forested, with the intended thrills heightened from the illusion of inadequate clearance between the track and trees. Grizzly is situated 3½ km northeast of Falling Creek.
Twisted Timbers
Roller coaster
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Twisted Timbers is a hybrid roller coaster built by American manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction and located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Twisted Timbers is situated 4 km northeast of Falling Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashland and Doswell.
Ashland
Ashland is a town in Hanover County, Virginia, United States, located 16 miles north of Richmond along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,565, up from 7,225 at the 2010 census.
Doswell
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Doswell is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad at a crossing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a north–south route.
Dawn, Virginia
Hamlet
Dawn, is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the intersection of US 301 / SR 2 and SR 30, roughly east of Doswell, north of Hanover, west of Central Garage, and south of Bowling Green. Dawn, Virginia is situated 10 km east of Falling Creek.
Falling Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.80847° or 37° 48′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.47054° or 77° 28′ 14″ westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8794RG5H+9QGeoNames ID
4758338
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