Fort Hoke
Fort Hoke is a park in Henrico, Virginia. Fort Hoke is situated nearby to the cliff Chaffin Bluff, as well as near the village Varina.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chaffin Bluff and Fort Harrison.
Chaffin Bluff
Cliff
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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.
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 1 mile northeast of Fort Hoke.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jjmusgrove, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses 1.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments. Fort Harrison National Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Fort Hoke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varina and Bellwood.
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 2½ miles northeast of Fort Hoke.
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 west of Fort Hoke.
Warwick
Hamlet
Warwick was an unincorporated town and port in Chesterfield County, Virginia, located on the navigable portion of the James River about 5 miles south of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Warwick is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fort Hoke.
Fort Hoke
- Type: Park
- Categories: tourism, ruins, recreation area, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.41759° or 37° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
-77.38629° or 77° 23′ 11″ westOpen location code
8794CJ97+2FOpenStreetMap ID
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