Young Point

Young Point is a cape in Northampton, Virginia. Young Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Highland Heights, as well as near Shields.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John W. Chandler House and Benjamin’s Department Store.

John W. Chandler House

Manor estate

Photo: James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 3.0.

John W. Chandler House, also known as Mears House, is a historic home located at Exmore, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built in 1889–1890, and is a large two-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling.

Benjamin’s Department Store

Department store

Photo: James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Benjamin's Department Store, also known as Peebles Department Store, is a historic commercial building located at Exmore, Northampton County, Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highland Heights and Wardtown.

Highland Heights

Hamlet

Highland Heights is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

Wardtown

Hamlet

Wardtown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. Grapeland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Exmore

Town

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Exmore is the largest town in Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census. A popular story is that Exmore received its name because it is the tenth railroad station south of the Delaware state line, so there were "X more" stations to go.

Young Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Northampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.55272° or 37° 33′ 10″ north

Longitude

-75.85272° or 75° 51′ 10″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

8796H43W+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7538754429

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4795006

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