Possum Point Power Station

Possum Point Power Station is in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Possum Point Power Station is situated nearby to the river Quantico Creek, as well as near the islet Chopawamsic Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Possum Point Power Station.

Quantico Creek

River

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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.

Chopawamsic Island

Islet

Photo: Raysami48, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chopawamsic Island is one of the few islands in the Potomac River within the territorial boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is on the west side of the river next to Marine Corps Base Quantico about 30 miles south of Washington. Chopawamsic Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Possum Point Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quantico and Potomac Shores station.

Quantico

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Quantico is a military base and town in eastern Prince William County, Northern Virginia, situated on the Potomac River.

Potomac Shores station

Quarter

Potomac Shores station is a planned Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line infill station that will be located in Dumfries, Virginia. Construction was expected to begin in 2025. Potomac Shores station is situated 2½ miles north of Possum Point Power Station.

Marine Corps Base Quantico

Village

Marine Corps Base Quantico is a United States Marine Corps installation 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 Power Station.

Possum Point Power Station

Location: Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.53762° or 38° 32′ 15″ north

Longitude

-77.27859° or 77° 16′ 43″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87C4GPQC+2H

GeoNames ID

4780041

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