Opossum Creek

Opossum Creek is a stream in Hanover, Virginia. Opossum Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Swannanoa Estates, as well as near Avondale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Atlee Branch Library and Hanover High School.

Hanover High School is a public high school in the Mechanicsville census-designated place of unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Opened in 2003, it is one of four high schools in Hanover County Public Schools and is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. Hanover High School is situated 2 miles north of Opossum Creek.

Atlee High School

School

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Atlee High School is a public high school in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1991, it is one of four high schools in Hanover County Public Schools and serves central Hanover County. John Wheeler is the principal. Atlee High School is situated 2 miles west of Opossum Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlee and Chamberlayne.

Atlee

Village

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Atlee or Atlee Station is an unincorporated community in central Hanover County in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, United States. Atlee is located 11 miles north of Richmond on Route 637 approximately.6 miles north-northwest of the intersection of Route 637 and Virginia State Route 2 and approximately 50 miles south of Fredericksburg. Atlee is situated 1½ miles southwest of Opossum Creek.

Chamberlayne

Village

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Chamberlayne is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,581 at the 2020 census. Chamberlayne is situated 4 miles southwest of Opossum Creek.

Mechanicsville

Town

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Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 39,482 during the 2020 census, up from 36,348 in the 2010 census. Mechanicsville is situated 4 miles south of Opossum Creek.

Opossum Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Possum Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.66403° or 37° 39′ 51″ north

Longitude

-77.37248° or 77° 22′ 21″ west

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

8794MJ7H+J2

GeoNames ID

4777446

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