The City of Charles City, VA
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Charles City is a small town in the state of Virginia. The largest nearby city to Charles City is Richmond, approximately 34 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Charles City, including Coach House Tavern, Lakeside Restaurant, Jones & Hawkes Southern Style Restaurant, Fox Hunter Grill and Subway Sandwiches & Salads. For a larger selection of Charles City restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Charles City Museums and/or Golf Courses, including the Sherwood Forest Plantation, Golf Club At Brickshire The, Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, North Bend Plantation and Belle Air Plantation. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Charles City please click on the Attractions tab above. The following airport is located in or near Charles City:
- Richmond Intl. Airport (RIC)
Charles City, Virginia Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Charles City
In the month of March, Charles City experiences an average high temperature of 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in March are usually about 39 degrees with an average rainfall of 4.28 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Charles City with daytime temperatures averaging 88 degrees in the summer, and 53 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Charles City to receive an average of 3.46 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 4.49 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as 106 degrees in the summer and as low as -11 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Charles City should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 73 degrees, and nighttime lows of 48.
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Charles City, Virginia Attractions
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Agecroft Hall - Richmond, Agecroft Hall is a Tudor-style estate currently on the James River in Virginia, though originally built in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England in the late 15th century. It is now operated as a museum. It was the home of Lancashire's Langley and Dauntesey families before falling into disrepair at the end of the 19th century. In 1925 it was sold at auction. Richmonder Thomas C. Williams, Jr. purchased the structure, had it dismantled, crated and shipped across the Atlantic, and then reassembled in a Richmond neighbourhood known as Windsor Farms.
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American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar - Richmond, Tredegar Iron Works is a historic iron foundry in Richmond, Virginia of America. The site is now the main visitor center for NPS Richmond National Battlefield Park and the location of a private museum called The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.
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Army Quartermaster Museum - Fort Lee, The United States Army Quartermaster Museum, located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is one of a number of small museums in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The museum's aim is to preserve and exhibit the history of the Quartermaster Corps, which was formed in 1775 and to date it has collected more than 20,000 items. The Museum also serves the Quartermaster Center and School as a classroom for the teaching of history, educating more than 16,000 soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and officers a year.
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Army Women's Museum - Fort Lee, The US Army Women's Museum is a museum that can be found at Fort Lee, Virginia in the US.
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Arthur Ashe Athletic Center - Richmond, The Arthur Ashe Athletic Center is a 6,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1982. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It is named after former tennis player and Richmond resident Arthur Ashe.
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Bacon's Castle - Surry, Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia in the US. Soon after Surry County was formed in the Royal Colony of Virginia in 1652, Arthur Allen built a Jacobean brick house in 1665 near the James River, where he and his wife Alice Allen lived. He was a wealthy merchant and a Justice of the Peace in Surry County. Allen died in 1669, but his son, Major Arthur Allen II, inherited the house and property.
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Bassett Hall - Williamsburg, Bassett Hall is an 18th-century farmhouse located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller during the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, .
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Belle Air Plantation - Charles City, Belle Air Plantation is an estate that can be found on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia in the US. It is located along State Route 5, a scenic byway which runs between the independent cities of Richmond and Williamsburg, . Belle Air is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Belmont Golf Course - Richmond, The Belmont Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Henrico County Virginia. Built in 1938, this Richmond course designed by A. W. Tillinghast is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 804-501-4653. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.
Address: 1600 Hilliard Rd, Richmond, VA 23228
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Berkeley Plantation - Charles City, Berkeley Plantation, one of the first great estates in America, comprises about 1,000 acres on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred and named after one of its founders of the 1618 land grant, Richard Berkeley. Benjamin Harrison IV built on the estate what is believed to be the oldest three-story brick mansion in Virginia and is the ancestral home to two Presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, his grandson, and Benjamin Harrison his great-great-grandson.
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Charles City, Virginia Hotels
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Motel 6 Richmond Airport Sandston5704 Williamsburg Road (us Route 60) I-64 South Airport Drive
Sandston, VA
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Charles City, Virginia Restaurants
This is a list of Charles City Fast Food Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers. Happy Dining!
7801 Pocahontas Trail
Providence Forge, VA 23140
(804)966-1325
8285 Diascund Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757)566-1600
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Jones & Hawkes Southern Style Restaurant 7801 Pocahontas Trail
Providence Forge, VA 23140
(804)966-1325
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Mill Creek Inn Restaurant at the Colonial Golf Cours 8285 Diascund Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757)566-1600
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Charles City Articles
Published February 14, 2011
Colonial Williamsburg is a wonderful family attraction and has recently been issuing combination admission packets that allows entry into Busch Gardens Amusement Park
Published January 11, 2011
Jamestown Virginia is part of the Historic Triangle alongside Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. If you visit the Williamsburg area, Jamestown is an easy day trip.
Published September 19, 2010
In Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, Christmas is celebrated exactly the way that it was celebrated in Virginia at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Published September 6, 2010
Colonial Williamsburg, the first capital of Virginia will take you back in time with its re-enactors complete with period costumes restored homes – shops – businesses - courts and foods.
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