Play Area
Play Area is a playground in Chesterfield, Virginia. Play Area is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Observation Deck, as well as near Osborne Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chaffin Bluff and Fort Harrison.
Chaffin Bluff
Cliff
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chaffin's Bluff is located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, on the north side of the James River, opposite Drewry's Bluff, long-considered a major defense point of the river below Richmond. Chaffin Bluff is situated 1½ miles northwest of Play Area.
Fort Harrison
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Harrison, later renamed Fort Burnham, was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War. Named after Lieutenant William Harrison, a Confederate engineer, it was the largest in the series of fortifications that extended from New Market Road to the James River that also included Forts Brady, Hoke, Johnson, Gregg, and Gilmer. Fort Harrison is situated 1½ miles north of Play Area.
Henricus
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The "Citie of Henricus"—also known as Henricopolis, Henrico Town or Henrico—was a settlement in Virginia founded by Sir Thomas Dale in 1611 as an alternative to the swampy and dangerous area around the original English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Henricus is situated 2½ miles southeast of Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellwood and Varina.
Bellwood
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bellwood had a population of 7,678. The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations. Bellwood is situated 3 miles northwest of Play Area.
Varina
Village
Varina is a former unincorporated community and current magisterial district in the easternmost portion of Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Varina is situated 3½ miles northeast of Play Area.
Bensley
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bensley is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is an inner suburb of Richmond. The population was 5,971 at the 2020 census. Bensley is situated 4½ miles northwest of Play Area.
Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.4035° or 37° 24′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.38445° or 77° 23′ 4″ westOpen location code
8794CJ38+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 317569185OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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