Lower Chippokes Creek

Lower Chippokes Creek is a stream in Surry, Virginia. Lower Chippokes Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Highgate, as well as near Blizzards Corners.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surry Nuclear Power Plant.

Surry Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.

Surry Power Station is a nuclear power plant located in Surry County in southeastern Virginia, in the South Atlantic United States. The power station lies on an 840-acre site adjacent to the James River across from Jamestown, slightly upriver from Smithfield and Newport News.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotland and Jamestown.

Scotland

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153. Scotland is situated 4½ miles northwest of Lower Chippokes Creek.

Jamestown

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg. Jamestown is situated 5 miles northwest of Lower Chippokes Creek.

Rushmere

Village

Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rushmere had a population of 1,175. Rushmere is situated 6 miles south of Lower Chippokes Creek.

Lower Chippokes Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Cobham Creek”, “Lower Chipoak Creek”, and “Lower Chippoaks Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.14904° or 37° 8′ 57″ north

Longitude

-76.71412° or 76° 42′ 51″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

879547XP+J9

GeoNames ID

4770883

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chippokes and Highgate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bayse Point and Chippokes Farm and Forestry Museum.

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