Vistas on The James

Vistas on The James is a building in Henrico, Virginia. Vistas on The James is situated nearby to James River and Kanawha Canal, as well as near the forest Vauxhall Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James River and Kanawha Canal and Triple Crossing.

James River and Kanawha Canal

Canal

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The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast.

The Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia, is one of two places in North America where three railroad lines cross at different levels at the same spot, the other being the BNSF operated Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City. Triple Crossing is situated 670 feet southeast of Vistas on The James.

Virginia State Capitol

Government office

Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. Virginia State Capitol is situated 2,200 feet north of Vistas on The James.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Richmond.

Shockoe Slip

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.

Richmond

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Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Richmond has a population of 227,000 and the adjacent counties of Henrico and Chesterfield combine to create a local population of more than 1.3 million people.

Shockoe Bottom

Neighborhood

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Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

Vistas on The James

Type: Building
Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.5328° or 37° 31′ 58″ north

Longitude

-77.43344° or 77° 26′ 0″ west

Open location code

8794GHM8+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 225274646

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Highlights include Vauxhall Island and Pipeline Overlook.

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