Chopawamsic

#10194 among destinations in the United States

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Chopawamsic Island is one of the few islands in the Potomac River within the territorial boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ()

Coordinates: 38°30'29"N, 77°17'50"W

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VirginiaUnited States

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Chopawamsic – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Museum of the Marine Corps, Weems–Botts Museum, Public Quarry at Government Island, Aquia Harbour.

3.5 miNW
History museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle
90 min walk • The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near MCB Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.
4.5 miNW
History museum, Museum
Weems–Botts Museum, Dumfries
116 min walk • Weems–Botts House Museum is a small historic museum in Dumfries, Virginia, United States. The museum includes the landmark Weems–Botts House on the corner of Duke Street and Cameron Street and the Weems–Botts Museum Annex, which houses the Lee Lansing Research Library and Archive, located at 3944 Cameron Street.
6.1 miSW
Park
Public Quarry at Government Island, Stafford
157 min walk • The Public Quarry at Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia is the principal source of Aquia Creek sandstone, a building stone used in many of the early government buildings in Washington, D.C. including the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
6 miSW
Area
Aquia Harbour, Stafford
154 min walk • Aquia Harbour is a census-designated place in Stafford County, Virginia, United States, 13 miles north of Fredericksburg. The population was 6,727 at the 2010 census.
4.4 miNW
Cemetery
Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico
112 min walk • Quantico National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Triangle, Virginia for veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces.
4.6 miNW
Cemetery
Dumfries Cemetery, Dumfries
118 min walk • The Dumfries Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dumfries, Virginia. It is located on Mine Road near Cameron Street. The cemetery includes graves of original pioneers of Dumfries from 1667. It also contains unmarked graves from the Civil War.
4.4 miN
Georgian architecture
Old Hotel, Dumfries
113 min walk • Old Hotel, also known as Williams Ordinary and Love's Tavern, is a historic inn and tavern located at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia. It is dated to about 1765, and is a two-story, five bay, Georgian style brick building. It features stone quoins and a stone doorway.