Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre is a theater building in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre is situated nearby to Memorial Garden, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Friendship Point.Photo: Kevin Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: open-air theater in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre” and “Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muscarelle Museum of Art and Mason School of Business.
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 1,900 feet east of Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
Mason School of Business
School
Photo: Ryewalters11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business is the business school of William & Mary, a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Named in honor of alumnus and founder of Legg Mason, Raymond A. Mason School of Business is situated 1,100 feet east of Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
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 2,200 feet northeast of Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ewell and Jamestown.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. 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 Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
Jamestown
Locality
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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 Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
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 Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre.
Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre
- Categories: sylvan theater, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.26618° or 37° 15′ 58″ northLongitude
-76.72217° or 76° 43′ 20″ westOpen location code
8795778H+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1119979015OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q105957574
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