Rockfish River
The Rockfish River is a 28.7-mile-long tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howardsville and McCullough.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: The Library of Virginia, No restrictions.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Howardsville is named after one of its principal founders, Allen Howard, who settled the northern bank of the James River at the point where the Rockfish River, its largest tributary, enters its flow.
McCullough
Hamlet
McCullough is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
Axtell
Hamlet
Axtell is an unincorporated community in Buckingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Rockfish River
- Type: River
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.72792° or 37° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
-78.65521° or 78° 39′ 19″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
8793P8HV+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1257520481OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
4782559Wikidata ID
Q7355222
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Satellite Map
Discover Rockfish River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Rockfish River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rockfish”
- Cebuano: “Rockfish River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Rockfish”
- Venetian: “Rockfish”
- Welsh: “Afon Rockfish”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Manteo and Warminster.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Avon Hill Cemetery and Avon Hill.
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