Government Ditch
Government Ditch is a canal in Newport News, Virginia. Government Ditch is situated nearby to the suburb Hilton Village, as well as near Huntington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Virginia War Museum and Huntington Park.
Virginia War Museum
Museum
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The Virginia War Museum is located in Huntington Park on Warwick Blvd, Newport News, Virginia. The museum contains exhibits on American military history from 1775 to the present.
Huntington Park
Park
Photo: Mytwocents, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huntington Park is a park located in Newport News, Virginia, US. It offers a beach, two fishing piers, gardens, tennis, and museums. It is run by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
Hilton Elementary School
School building
Newport News Public Schools is a division of Newport News, Virginia that operates the city's system of public schools. NNPS had a 2024-2025 enrollment of 25,933.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hilton Village and Morrison.
Hilton Village
Suburb
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Hilton Village is a planned English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Morrison
Suburb
Morrison was a small unincorporated community in Warwick County, Virginia. After a municipal consolidation in 1958, it became a neighborhood of the independent city of Newport News. Morrison is situated 2 miles north of Government Ditch.
Aberdeen Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberdeen Gardens is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia, United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation. Aberdeen Gardens is situated 3 miles east of Government Ditch.
Government Ditch
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newport News, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.02573° or 37° 1′ 33″ northLongitude
-76.44957° or 76° 26′ 59″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87952HG2+75GeoNames ID
8501464
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