Swift Creek Lake

Places of Interest

Petersburg station

Railway station

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Petersburg station is an Amtrak railroad station located in Ettrick, Virginia, just outside the city of Petersburg. The station, adjacent to the campus of Virginia State University, is served by five Amtrak routes: the Carolinian, Floridian, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, and Silver Meteor. Petersburg station is situated 2 miles south of Swift Creek Lake.

Colonial Heights High School

School

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Colonial Heights High School is a public high school located in Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States. The school serves about 800 students grades 9 – 12.

Evangel Christian School

School

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Places in the Area

Colonial Heights

Town

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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 2½ miles south of Swift Creek Lake.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city. Pocahontas Island is situated 2½ miles southeast of Swift Creek Lake.

Swift Creek Lake

Satellite Map

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Reservoirs to Discover

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