Possum Nose
Possum Nose is a cliff in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia and has an elevation of 66 feet. Possum Nose is situated nearby to the quarter Potomac Shores station, as well as near the neighborhood Swans Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area and Quantico Creek.
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is a state Wildlife Management Area along Chickamuxen Creek near the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. The area includes a variety of landforms from marshland to rolling forest. Chicamuxen Wildlife Management Area is situated 2 miles southeast of Possum Nose.
Quantico Creek
River
Quantico Creek is a 13.7-mile-long partially tidal tributary of the Potomac River in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek rises southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point. Quantico Creek is situated 2 miles southwest of Possum Nose.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School
School building
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School is a private, college preparatory, coeducational Catholic high school in Dumfries, Virginia, led by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Possum Nose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potomac Shores station and Southbridge.
Potomac Shores station
Quarter
Potomac Shores station is a planned Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line station that will be located in Dumfries, Virginia. Construction is expected to begin no sooner than 2025.
Southbridge
Quarter
Southbridge is an unincorporated master-planned community of over 1,500 homes with more than 5,000 residents located in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Southbridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Possum Nose.
Quantico
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quantico is a military base and town in eastern Prince William County, Northern Virginia, situated on the Potomac River.
Possum Nose
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 66 feet
- Description: cliff in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.55595° or 38° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.2622° or 77° 15′ 44″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87C4HP4Q+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 356564748OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Possum Nose” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Possum Nose”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Swans Creek and Chamberlain Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moss Garden Playground and Social Barn.
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