Matoaka Lake
Matoaka Lake is a reservoir in Williamsburg, Virginia. Matoaka Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Walnut Hills, as well as near Berkeley Hills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre and Muscarelle Museum of Art.
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre
Theater building
Photo: Kevin Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre is a theater building.
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Jrcla2, Public domain.
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732.
Earl Gregg Swem Library
Library
The Earl Gregg Swem Library is located on Landrum Drive at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The library is named for Earl Gregg Swem, College Librarian from 1920-1944.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Jamestown.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County of the U.S. state of Virginia, west of Williamsburg. Ewell was named for Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. Ewell is situated 4½ miles north of Matoaka Lake.
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. Jamestown is situated 5 miles southwest of Matoaka Lake.
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which straddles the James City–York county border, west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lightfoot is situated 5 miles north of Matoaka Lake.
Matoaka Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Jones Pond”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.26591° or 37° 15′ 57″ northLongitude
-76.72554° or 76° 43′ 32″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
8795778F+9QGeoNames ID
4772007
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Matoaka Dam and Busch Soccer Field.
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