The Colony
The Colony is a neighborhood in James City, Virginia. The Colony is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lakewood, as well as near Hollybrook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown.
Jamestown Settlement
Museum
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Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. Jamestown Settlement is situated 2 miles west of The Colony.
Historic Jamestown
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Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia and the U.S. National Park Service as part of Colonial National Historical Park. Historic Jamestown is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Colony.
Walsingham Academy Upper School
School
Photo: Pbritti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walsingham Academy is an independent Catholic school in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1947 and is administered by the Sisters of Mercy of Merion, Pennsylvania. Walsingham Academy Upper School is situated 2 miles northeast of The Colony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Williamsburg.
Jamestown
Locality
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg. Jamestown is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Colony.
Williamsburg
Photo: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 4.0.
Williamsburg is a city in southeast Virginia. Settled in 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 and in 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory.
Scotland
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 203. Scotland is situated 4 miles southwest of The Colony.
The Colony
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23528° or 37° 14′ 7″ northLongitude
-76.74722° or 76° 44′ 50″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
879567P3+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 158349676OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
6332223
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