Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1478394

Location

State Virginia

County Prince George

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

37°19'03"N 77°16'37"W

Decimal Degrees

37.3173707, -77.2769219

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Hopewell

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

City Point (historical)

0.0 mi SW

Also Known As

Charles City Point

Hydrography

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Description

Within Petersburg National Battlefield

History

Originally part of Charles City; retained by Charles City when Prince George County was formed in 1702, used as a shipping point for supplies during General Grant's siege of Petersburg in 1864.

Nearby Features

City Point (historical) Populated Place · 0.0 mi SW
Appomattox River Stream · 0.2 mi NNE
Poythress Run Stream · 0.7 mi SSE
Buzzard Island Island · 0.9 mi WSW
Packs Point Cape · 0.9 mi ENE
Johnson Creek Stream · 1.0 mi WNW
Shand Creek Stream · 1.0 mi NW
Hopewell Populated Place · 1.1 mi SSW
Shirley Hole Bay · 1.4 mi NE
Eppes Island Island · 1.5 mi ENE