Gloucester Point, Virginia

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Gloucester Point, Virginia is a small waterfront community in Gloucester County known for its location on the York River opposite Yorktown and its role in colonial and Revolutionary War history.

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Gloucester Point, Virginia canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ
connectedBy George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Gloucester County, Virginia ⓘ
crossesTo Yorktown, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Yorktown
FIPSCode 51 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID 1493010 ⓘ
governingBody Gloucester County Board of Supervisors ⓘ
hasCampusOf College of William & Mary ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity marine science research ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Virginia Institute of Marine Science ⓘ
hasFeature maritime research facilities ⓘ
waterfront community ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse military fortifications ⓘ
river crossing point ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Williamsburg
hasNearbyHistoricSite Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation Joint Base Langley–Eustis ⓘ
hasRecreationalFeature fishing piers ⓘ
public boat landings ⓘ
hasRoleIn American Civil War ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ
colonial history of Virginia ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
locatedInEstuary Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
locatedInMetropolitanArea Hampton Roads metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Hampton Roads
locatedInRegion Middle Peninsula ⓘ
locatedNearMouthOf York River ⓘ
locatedOnRoute U.S. Route 17 ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody York River ⓘ
locatedOpposite Yorktown, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Yorktown
near George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
partOf Gloucester County, Virginia ⓘ
partOfHistoricalRegion Tidewater Virginia ⓘ
postalCode 23062 ⓘ
siteOf Battle of the Hook ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

York River → passesNear → Gloucester Point, Virginia ⓘ
Gloucester County, Virginia → hasSettlement → Gloucester Point, Virginia ⓘ
York River Bridge → connects → Gloucester Point, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia Institute of Marine Science → locatedIn → Gloucester Point, Virginia ⓘ