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Deltaville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place on the eastern tip of Middlesex County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is known for being a vacation spot with sailing, fishing, and other water activities. The town developed around being a large boat building area, mostly for commercial bay watermen.
In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 255.83 miles (411.72 km) from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 in Winchester. US 17 is a major highway in the eastern half of Virginia. The U.S. Highway connects the Albemarle Region of North Carolina with the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas (traditionally called "necks" in Virginia) on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia (along with the Middle Peninsula and the Virginia Peninsula ). The Potomac River forms the northern boundary of the peninsula; the Rappahannock River demarcates it on the ...
Typical waterside scene in Mathews County. Mathews County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,533. [ 1] Its county seat is Mathews. [ 2] Located on the Middle Peninsula, Mathews County is included in the Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA- NC Metropolitan Statistical Area .
1st. Website. www .co .middlesex .va .us. Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,625. [ 1] Its county seat is Saluda.
A real hidden gem on the shores of eastern Virginia (although you may know it from Marguerite Henry’s 1947 novel Misty of Chincoteague), this remote island with its quaint, waterside town makes ...
Coordinates: 37°33′31″N 76°18′19″W. Stingray Point is a small community on the Chesapeake Bay near the village of Deltaville in Middlesex County, Virginia. It is located at the eastern terminus of State Route 33. It is populated by fewer than 250 full-time residents; however, during summer months that population surges as tourists and ...
Stingray Point took its name from an incident in which John Smith was stung by a stingray while fishing nearby. The light was built in 1858 to mark the entrance to the Deltaville harbor, just west of the point. A report from 1865 indicates repairs done after the light "plundered of all movable articles", but it is not indicated whether this ...