Possum Point
Possum Point is a small peninsula in Northern Virginia that juts out into Quantico Creek and separates it from the Potomac River. It lies in a suburban area of Washington D.C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quantico station and Quantico Creek.
Quantico station
Railway station
Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953.
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 Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field
Aerodrome
Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. It was commissioned in 1919 and is currently home to HMX-1, the squadron that flies the President of the United States. Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field is situated 2½ miles southwest of Possum Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quantico and Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Quantico
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Quantico is a military base and town in eastern Prince William County, Northern Virginia, situated on the Potomac River.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Village
Marine Corps Base Quantico is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Marine Corps Base Quantico is situated 2½ miles southwest of Possum Point.
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. Potomac Shores station is situated 2½ miles north of Possum Point.
Possum Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: small peninsular in Northern Virginia, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Possum Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Possum Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
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