Chatham Heights is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Stafford County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
.
Geography
Chatham Heights is located above sea level along the
Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It traverses the entir ...
, east of the city of
Fredericksburg and southeast of the census-designated place of
Falmouth.
Transportation
Chatham Heights is bisected by
Virginia State Route 212
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SR 34
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(Chatham Heights Road), which passes north–south through the community. The community also served by
Virginia State Route 218
State Route 218 (SR 218) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 and US 17 Business in Falmouth east to SR 205 in Tetotum. SR 218 connects suburban communities in Stafford County ...
(which connects the community to
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
) in the north and
Virginia Route 3 Business in the south.
Fredericksburg Regional Transit
Fredericksburg Regional Transit or FRED is a bus transit system that operates in and around Fredericksburg, VA. It provides year-round bus service to Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, with commuter shuttles to the Fredericksburg station for connect ...
provides its FRED bus service in the community. The
RF&P Subdivision
The RF&P Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation. It runs from Washington, D.C., to Richmond, Virginia, over lines previously owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. ...
passes east of the community, and
Fredericksburg station
Fredericksburg station is a passenger rail station in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is served by Amtrak's ''Carolinian (train), Carolinian'', ''Northeast Regional'', and ''Silver Meteor'' trains, and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg L ...
across the Rappahannock River provides access to
Amtrak
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and
Virginia Railway Express
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from ...
services.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Stafford County, Virginia
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