Government Island

Government Island is a park in Stafford County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Government Island is situated nearby to Lions Park, as well as near the dog park Bark Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquia Church.

Aquia Church

Church

Photo: Cowpie21, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aquia Church is an historic church and congregation at 2938 Richmond Highway in Stafford, Virginia, USA. It is an Episcopal congregation founded in 1711, that meets in an architecturally exceptional Georgian brick building that was built in the 1750s. Aquia Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Government Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aquia Harbour and Stafford.

Aquia Harbour

Photo: Quercus montana, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aquia Harbour is in Stafford County, Virginia. It might be incorrect to call it a major tourist destination. If you happen to be here, however, you could take a gander at the 1755 Aquia Church, a National Historic Landmark.

Stafford

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stafford, also known as Stafford Courthouse, is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,370 as of the 2020 census.

Aquia

Suburb

Aquia is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is named for Aquia Creek, which leads to the Potomac River. Nearby historic locations include Aquia Church and the remains of Aquia quarry. Aquia is situated 2½ miles north of Government Island.

Government Island

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Stafford County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.44878° or 38° 26′ 56″ north

Longitude

-77.38388° or 77° 23′ 2″ west

Open location code

87C4CJX8+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 551368765

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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