Wilcox Dam
Wilcox Dam is a dam in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Wilcox Dam is situated nearby to Lee Memorial Park, as well as near the park Poplar Lawn Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lee Memorial Park and Poplar Lawn Historic District.
Lee Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Legends Park is a historic park and national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes two contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures.
Poplar Lawn Historic District
Park
Poplar Lawn Historic District is a national historic district located in Petersburg, Virginia. The district is named after Petersburg's central park, which spans about two city blocks.
Folly Castle Historic District
Park
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. Folly Castle Historic District is situated 1½ miles north of Wilcox Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.
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 north of Wilcox Dam.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 miles northwest of Wilcox Dam.
Colonial Heights
Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Colonial Heights is situated 3½ miles north of Wilcox Dam.
Wilcox Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in the United States of America
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.20219° or 37° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
-77.40605° or 77° 24′ 22″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87946H2V+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 936881903OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Wilcox Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wilcox Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “Wilcox Dam”
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