Long Island, Virginia

Long Island is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. Long Island is located along the Roanoke River (also known as the Staunton River) east-southeast of Altavista.

Long Island, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Westbound VSR 761 running through Long Island before crossing a former Norfolk and Western Railway line, and later the Staunton River.
Long Island
Long Island
Coordinates: 37°04′43″N 79°05′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCampbell
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)434
GNIS feature ID1495868[1]

The main road through the community is Virginia Secondary Route 761 (Long Island Road), and the community is almost entirely agricultural. A former Norfolk and Western Railway line runs through the community on the northeast bank of the Staunton River. A boat ramp exists south of VSR 761.[2]

Green Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[3]

References

Media related to Long Island, Virginia at Wikimedia Commons

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Island, Virginia
  2. Map to Long Island Boat Ramp (Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries)
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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