Skiffes Creek
Skiffe's Creek is located in James City County and the independent city of Newport News in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States. It is a tributary of the James River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matthew Jones House and U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
Matthew Jones House
Historic house
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The Matthew Jones House is a historic plantation house located on Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The house sits on a hill toward the northern end of Mulberry Island, overlooking the James River.
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Museum
Photo: Mytwocents, Public domain.
The U.S. Army Transportation Museum is a United States Army museum of vehicles and other transportation-related equipment and memorabilia. It is located on the grounds of Fort Eustis, Virginia, in Newport News, on the Virginia Peninsula. U.S. Army Transportation Museum is situated 2 miles east of Skiffes Creek.
McDonald Army Health Center
Clinic
McDonald Army Health Center is a military treatment facility at Fort Eustis in Virginia. Fort Eustis' first hospital opened on March 26, 1941, and was commanded by Colonel William Borden. McDonald Army Health Center is situated 2 miles east of Skiffes Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lee Hall and Grove.
Lee Hall
Quarter
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
Lee Hall is a community located in the extreme northern portion of the independent city of Newport News in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Lee Hall is situated 2½ miles northeast of Skiffes Creek.
Grove
Hamlet
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Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. Grove is situated 4½ miles north of Skiffes Creek.
Denbigh
Suburb
Denbigh is a community in Newport News, Virginia. It was previously the County Seat of Warwick County, Virginia until the county became the independent city of Warwick, Virginia in 1952. Denbigh is situated 4½ miles southeast of Skiffes Creek.
Skiffes Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Keith’s Creek”, “Keiths Creek”, “Skiff Creek”, “Skiff’s Creek”, “Skiffe’s Creek”, and “Skiffs Creek”
- Categories: tributary and body of water
- Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Skiffes Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Skiffe’s Creek”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goose Island and Eustis Dam.
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