Fort Creek
Fort Creek is an inlet in Newport News, Virginia. Fort Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hoopes Landing, as well as near the hamlet Rushmere Shores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mulberry Island and Matthew Jones House.
Mulberry Island
Island
Mulberry Island a roughly geographic area located in the city of Newport News, Virginia, in southeastern Virginia. While referred to as an island, it is actually a peninsula bordered on three sides by the James River, Warwick River, and Skiffe's Creek, and connected with the rest of the Virginia Peninsula by an approximately 1.5 mile wide strip of land. Mulberry Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Fort Creek.
Matthew Jones House
Historic house
Photo: Oudemia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Matthew Jones House is a historic plantation house located on Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The house sits on a hill toward the northern end of Mulberry Island, overlooking the James River. Matthew Jones House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denbigh and Lee Hall.
Denbigh
Suburb
Denbigh is a community in Newport News, Virginia. It was previously the County Seat of Warwick County, Virginia until the county became the independent city of Warwick, Virginia in 1952. Denbigh is situated 4½ miles east of Fort Creek.
Lee Hall
Quarter
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
Lee Hall is a community located in the extreme northern portion of the independent city of Newport News in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Lee Hall is situated 5 miles northeast of Fort Creek.
Rushmere
Village
Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,018 at the 2010 census. Rushmere is situated 5 miles southwest of Fort Creek.
Fort Creek
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newport News, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.13042° or 37° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
-76.62162° or 76° 37′ 18″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
879549JH+59GeoNames ID
4759706
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