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Discover Highgate in United States

Highgate in the region of Virginia is a place located in United States - some 123 mi or ( 198 km ) South of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Highgate is now 10:23 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Raleigh, Philadelphia, Arlington, Chesapeake, and Elberon. When in this area, you might want to check out Raleigh . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Highgate ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Jamestown - Scotland Ferry

1:07 min by Tom Howder
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Ferry operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation across the James River, providing access to Jamestown and Williamsburg ..

Bacon's Castle, VA chatting with the local folks.

2:23 min by scooter8831
Views: 1249 Rating: 5.00

My old room mate and I went on a motorcycle trip to anywhere, but ended up in Surry County, Va., home of Bacon's Castle. We met Tommy and his family who have a steady yard sale full of unusual things, ..


Hippo rides the Surry Ferry Boat on the James River

0:22 min by WhereIsHippo
Views: 209 Rating: 5.00

Hippo riding the Surry Ferry Boat across the James River from Scotland Wharf in Surry County to Glass House Point in Jamestown. (Damn, my camera is DIRTY!) www.WhereIsHippo.com www.CanobieFan.com ..

Jamestown Colony - November 21, 2009

1:03 min by TheVagabondVoyager
Views: 200 Rating: 0.00

A few clarifications: by "the Powhatan tribe" I meant "Powhatan's tribe" and by "it all started here" I meant settler/native interactions of the sort that the story of Thanksgiving came from. I know t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cobham, Surry County, Virginia

Cobham was a small town in Surry County, Virginia. It was established by an Act of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1691, when each county in the Virginia Colony was directed set aside 50 acres of land for a town. Storehouses were to be built for products imported and tobacco to be exported. It was ordered that the county sell half-acre lots for its citizens to inhabit the town. It was located at the mouth of Gray's Creek at the James River across and somewhat downstream from Jamestown.

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Located at 37.17 -76.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Virginia, Geography of Surry County, Virginia

Dry cask storage

Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in the spent fuel pool for at least one year. These casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded or bolted closed. When inside, the fuel rods are surrounded by inert gas. Ideally, the steel cylinder provides leak-tight containment of the spent fuel.

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Located at 37.16 -76.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Nuclear power plant components, Radioactive waste, Waste treatment technology

Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation

The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Michael Vick, who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring.

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Located at 37.07 -76.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Animal cruelty incidents, Criminal investigation, National Football League controversies

Rushmere, Virginia

Rushmere is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census.

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Located at 37.08 -76.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Census-designated places in Virginia, Populated places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Populated places in Virginia with African American majority populations

WTAR

WTAR is a comedy formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WTAR is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc.

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Located at 37.06 -76.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Radio stations established in 1952, Radio stations in Norfolk, Virginia