Mize Point Recreation Area

Mize Point Recreation Area is a park in Henry, Virginia. Mize Point Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet West Bassett, as well as near Philpott.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philpott Dam.

Philpott Dam

Dam

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Philpott Dam is a concrete, gravity dam on the Smith River in Franklin and Henry counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. It impounds Philpott Lake. Philpott Dam is located about 44 miles above the mouth of the Smith River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Philpott and Bassett.

Philpott

Hamlet

Philpott is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Philpott is situated 2 miles east of Mize Point Recreation Area.

Bassett

Village

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Bassett is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bassett had a population of 1,028. It is part of the Martinsville micropolitan area. Bassett is situated 3½ miles southeast of Mize Point Recreation Area.

Henry

Hamlet

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Henry is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The community is located along Town Creek, 12.9 miles south-southwest of Rocky Mount. Henry has a post office with ZIP code 24102. Henry is situated 4 miles northeast of Mize Point Recreation Area.

Mize Point Recreation Area

Type: Park
Description: park in the United States of America
Category: recreation area
Location: Henry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.78792° or 36° 47′ 17″ north

Longitude

-80.04143° or 80° 2′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,063 feet (324 metres)

Open location code

868XQXQ5+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356584639

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4773546

Wikidata ID

Q49527315

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In Other Languages

“Mize Point Recreation Area” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mize Point Recreation Area”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Bassett and North Bassett.

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