Interchange 242

Interchange 242 is a road junction in York County, Virginia. Interchange 242 is situated nearby to the locality Grove.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Loch Ness Monster.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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Busch Gardens Williamsburg, formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country, is a theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Loch Ness Monster

Roller coaster

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Loch Ness Monster is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Arrow Development and designed by Ron Toomer, it was the first roller coaster in the world to feature interlocking loops. Loch Ness Monster is situated 1½ miles south of Interchange 242.

Griffon

Roller coaster

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Griffon is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia, United States. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the Dive Coaster model opened to the public on May 18, 2007. Griffon is situated 1½ miles south of Interchange 242.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grove and Williamsburg.

Grove

Locality

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Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. Grove is situated 2 miles southeast of Interchange 242.

Williamsburg

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Williamsburg is a city in southeast Virginia. Settled in 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 and in 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory.

Lackey

Quarter

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Lackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States, established primarily after the Civil War. Lackey is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. Lackey is situated 5 miles east of Interchange 242.

Interchange 242

Type: Road junction
Also known as: “Exit 57”
Category: transportation
Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.25709° or 37° 15′ 26″ north

Longitude

-76.64551° or 76° 38′ 44″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

87957943+RQ

GeoNames ID

4765901

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