Wreck Island
Wreck Island is an islet in Amherst, Virginia. Wreck Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverville, as well as near Beckham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beckham and Allens Creek.
Beckham
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Beckham is an unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. It was a post village until some time in the 20th century. Beckham is situated 1½ miles south of Wreck Island.
Allens Creek
Hamlet
Allens Creek is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Allens Creek is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wreck Island.
Gladstone
Hamlet
Photo: Nedhartley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gladstone is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Edge Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Gladstone is situated 3½ miles northeast of Wreck Island.
Wreck Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Rack Island”, “Whitney Island”, and “Wrack Island”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.51561° or 37° 30′ 56″ northLongitude
-78.89737° or 78° 53′ 51″ westElevation
413 feet (126 metres)Open location code
8793G483+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 40388505OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4794733
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