Houseboat Creek

Houseboat Creek is a stream in Accomack, Virginia. Houseboat Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Persimmon Point, as well as near Modest Town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Assawoman and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0.

Assawoman

Island

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Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Its ZIP code is 23302. Assawoman is situated 2 miles south of Houseboat Creek.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0

Industrial building

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and south of Chincoteague, Virginia, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Modest Town and Mappsville.

Modest Town

Hamlet

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Modest Town is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 120. Modest Town is situated 3 miles west of Houseboat Creek.

Mappsville

Hamlet

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Mappsville is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 311. Wharton Place was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Mappsville is situated 3½ miles northwest of Houseboat Creek.

Nelsonia

Hamlet

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nelsonia is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 451. Nelsonia is situated 4½ miles west of Houseboat Creek.

Houseboat Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Great Gut”
Category: body of water
Location: Accomack, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.82013° or 37° 49′ 13″ north

Longitude

-75.50632° or 75° 30′ 23″ west

Elevation

-3 feet (-1 metres)

Open location code

8796RFCV+3F

GeoNames ID

4765088

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Satellite Map

Discover Houseboat Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Persimmon Point and South Point.

Notable Places Nearby

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