Goose Point Recreation Area

Goose Point Recreation Area is a park in Patrick, Virginia. Goose Point Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Mill Creek, as well as near Philpott.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairy Stone State Park and Philpott Dam.

Fairy Stone State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0.

Fairy Stone State Park, located in Patrick County, Virginia, is the largest of the original Virginia six state parks that opened on June 15, 1936, and is named for the cross-shaped "fairy stones" commonly found in the vicinity of the park. Fairy Stone State Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Goose Point Recreation Area.

Philpott Dam

Dam

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 2½ miles southeast of Goose Point Recreation Area.

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 3 miles east of Goose Point Recreation Area.

Henry

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

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 4 miles northeast of Goose Point Recreation Area.

Bassett

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

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 5 miles southeast of Goose Point Recreation Area.

Goose Point Recreation Area

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

36.80604° or 36° 48′ 22″ north

Longitude

-80.05745° or 80° 3′ 27″ west

Elevation

1,102 feet (336 metres)

Open location code

868XRW4V+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 662722573

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4761438

Wikidata ID

Q49494685

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Cebuano: “Goose Point Recreation Area”

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