Tank Creek
Tank Creek is a stream in Stafford County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Tank Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Widewater, as well as near the locality Sunshine View.Places of Interest
Highlights include Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field and Chopawamsic Island.
Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field
Aerodrome
Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. It was commissioned in 1919 and is currently home to HMX-1, the squadron that flies the President of the United States. Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field is situated 2 miles north of Tank Creek.
Chopawamsic Island
Islet
Photo: Raysami48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chopawamsic Island is one of the few islands in the Potomac River within the territorial boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is on the west side of the river next to Marine Corps Base Quantico about 30 miles south of Washington. Chopawamsic Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tank Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widewater and Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Widewater
Hamlet
Widewater is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Located on the banks of the Potomac River, it was the site of the flight experiments by Samuel Langley during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Village
Marine Corps Base Quantico is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Marine Corps Base Quantico is situated 2 miles north of Tank Creek.
Arkendale
Locality
Arkendale is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Arkendale is situated 3 miles southwest of Tank Creek.
Tank Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stafford County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.47873° or 38° 28′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.31554° or 77° 18′ 56″ westOpen location code
87C4FMHM+FQGeoNames ID
4788774
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