Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks is a cape in York County, Virginia. Point of Rocks is situated nearby to the village Yorktown, as well as near the locality Hickory Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yorktown Victory Monument and Yorktown National Cemetery.
Yorktown Victory Monument
Monument
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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a monument erected in Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the alliance with France that brought about the end of the American Revolution and the resulting peace with England after the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Colonial National Historical Park is a large national historical park located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia operated by the National Park Service.
Watermen’s Museum
Museum
The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen', from pre-colonial to modern times. The Museum is located on Water Street and open to the public from April to December.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
Yorktown
Village
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Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682.
Gloucester Point
Town
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Gloucester Point is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,402 at the 2010 census. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography. Gloucester Point is situated 1½ miles north of Point of Rocks.
Crab
Locality
Crab is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Crab is situated 2½ miles north of Point of Rocks.
Point of Rocks
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23014° or 37° 13′ 49″ northLongitude
-76.49717° or 76° 29′ 50″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87956GJ3+34GeoNames ID
4782604
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