Lower Point
Lower Point is a cape in James City, Virginia. Lower Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Pleasant Point, as well as near the locality Jamestown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Historic Jamestown and Pleasant Point.
Historic Jamestown
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Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia and the U.S. National Park Service as part of Colonial National Historical Park.
Pleasant Point
Historic house
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Pleasant Point, also known as Crouches Creek Plantation, is a historic home located near Scotland, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1724, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, double pile frame dwelling with brick ends.
Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
Work of art
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jamestown Tercentennial Monument is an obelisk-shaped monument erected in Historic Jamestown in Jamestown, Virginia, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown Colony. The monument was installed in 1907.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Scotland.
Jamestown
Locality
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg.
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. The population as of the 2010 Census was 203.
Surry
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England.
Lower Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.19058° or 37° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.75039° or 76° 45′ 1″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
879556RX+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7858230471OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4770911
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