Lake Jordon Dam

Lake Jordon Dam is a dam in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Lake Jordon Dam is situated nearby to the village Sutherland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia Motorsports Park.

Virginia Motorsports Park

Sports venue

Virginia Motorsports Park is a 1/4 mile dragstrip in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, just outside of Petersburg. It opened in 1994 and originally hosted the NHRA's Virginia NHRA Nationals. Virginia Motorsports Park is situated 1 mile northwest of Lake Jordon Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutherland and Matoaca.

Sutherland

Village

Sutherland is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Sutherland is located on U.S. Route 460, 9 miles west-southwest of Petersburg. Sutherland is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Jordon Dam.

Matoaca

Village

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Matoaca is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Pamunkey Paramount Chief’s daughter Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 6 miles northeast of Lake Jordon Dam.

Five Forks

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Five Forks Battlefield is a battlefield of the American Civil War, the location of the Battle of Five Forks, in which Union Army forces broke through Confederate Army lines, opening the way to gain control of the last rail line to besieged Petersburg. Five Forks is situated 6 miles west of Lake Jordon Dam.

Lake Jordon Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States of America
Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.15364° or 37° 9′ 13″ north

Longitude

-77.51786° or 77° 31′ 4″ west

Elevation

151 feet (46 metres)

Open location code

87945F3J+FV

GeoNames ID

4768270

Wikidata ID

Q48991802

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In Other Languages

“Lake Jordon Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lake Jordon Dam”

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