Squirrel Point
Squirrel Point is a scenic viewpoint in Williamsburg, Virginia. Squirrel Point is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Friendship Point, as well as near the theater building Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre and Muscarelle Museum of Art.
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre
Theater building
Photo: Kevin Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre is a theater building, which is situated 450 feet east of Squirrel Point.
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Jrcla2, Public domain.
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732. Muscarelle Museum of Art is situated 2,300 feet east of Squirrel Point.
Earl Gregg Swem Library
Library
The Earl Gregg Swem Library is located on Landrum Drive at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The library is named for Earl Gregg Swem, College Librarian from 1920-1944. Earl Gregg Swem Library is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Squirrel Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Jamestown.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County of the U.S. state of Virginia, west of Williamsburg. Ewell was named for Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. Ewell is situated 4½ miles north of Squirrel Point.
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 5 miles southwest of Squirrel Point.
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which straddles the James City–York county border, west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lightfoot is situated 5 miles north of Squirrel Point.
Squirrel Point
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.26633° or 37° 15′ 59″ northLongitude
-76.72372° or 76° 43′ 25″ westOpen location code
8795778G+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 924266900OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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