Swanns Point

Swanns Point is a cape in Surry, Virginia. Swanns Point is situated nearby to the locality Jamestown, as well as near the hamlet Mount Pleasant.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Historic Jamestown and Jamestown Settlement.

Historic Jamestown

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Historic Jamestowne is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America.

Jamestown Settlement

Museum

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Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration.

Jamestown Tercentennial Monument

Work of art

Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jamestown Tercentennial Monument is an obelisk-shaped monument erected in Historic Jamestown in Jamestown, Virginia, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown Colony. The monument was installed in 1907.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Scotland.

Jamestown

Locality

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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg.

Scotland

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153.

Surry

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Surry had a population of 208. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England.

Swanns Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Swan Point”, “Swan’s Point”, “Swann Point”, “Swann’s Point”, and “Swans Point”
Category: landform
Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.20591° or 37° 12′ 21″ north

Longitude

-76.80119° or 76° 48′ 4″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

8795654X+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7858230458

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4788504

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery and Statehouse.

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