Americana
Americana is a Ferris wheel in Hanover, Virginia. Americana is situated near the amusement arcade Grove Arcade, as well as near the roller coaster Apple Zapple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Kings Dominion and Twisted Timbers.
Kings Dominion
Theme park
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles north of Richmond and 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, featuring over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre water park. Kings Dominion is situated 510 feet east of Americana.
Twisted Timbers
Roller coaster
Twisted Timbers is a hybrid roller coaster built by American manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction and located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Twisted Timbers is situated 600 feet southwest of Americana.
Racer 75
Roller coaster
Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by John C. Allen, it opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell, and features a track layout similar to The Racer at Kings Island and now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds. Racer 75 is situated 690 feet east of Americana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doswell and Caroline Pines.
Doswell
Doswell is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is considered a exurb of Richmond. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad at a crossing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a north–south route.Caroline Pines
Neighborhood
Caroline Pines is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Caroline Pines is situated 4 miles north of Americana.
Americana
- Type: Ferris wheel
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.83735° or 37° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-77.4449° or 77° 26′ 42″ west
Open location code
8794RHP4+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=big_wheel
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights: Grove Arcade and Apple Zapple.
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