Play Area

Play Area is a playground in Chesterfield, Virginia. Play Area is situated near the scenic viewpoint Observation Deck, as well as near Osborne Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 site of the original English settlement at Jamestown. 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
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Latitude

37.4035° or 37° 24′ 13″ north

Longitude

-77.38445° or 77° 23′ 4″ west

Open location code

8794CJ38+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 317569185

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=playground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Observation Deck and Osborne Park.

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Places to explore: Picnic Shelter 2 and Overflow Parking.

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