Big Woods State Forest
Big Woods State Forest is a 2,403-acre state forest in Sussex County, Virginia. It was the first state forest property to be established in southeast Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Littleton and Wakefield.
Littleton
Locality
Littleton is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Littleton is located on Virginia State Route 35, 9.7 miles south-southwest of Waverly. Little Town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Littleton is situated 4½ miles southwest of Big Woods State Forest.
Wakefield
Village
Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 729. Wakefield is widely known for the Virginia Diner, the Airfield Conference and 4-H Educational Center, and the National Weather Service… Wakefield is situated 5 miles northeast of Big Woods State Forest.
Homeville
Hamlet
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Homeville is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Homeville is located at the junction of Virginia State Route 35 and Virginia State Route 40, 7.3 miles south-southwest of Waverly. Homeville is situated 5 miles west of Big Woods State Forest.
Big Woods State Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state forest in Virginia, United States
- Categories: state forest, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Sussex, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.9361° or 36° 56′ 10″ northLongitude
-77.07602° or 77° 4′ 34″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
8784WWPF+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1087752565OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Big Woods State Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Woods State Forest”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة بيج وودز الحكوميه”
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