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Big Island, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States


Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat.org Region:Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Region:Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States
Latitude:36° 33' 48" N
Longitude:78° 28' 9" W
Lat/Long (dec):36.56348,-78.46917
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:96m
Mindat Feature ID:4747411
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4747411:2
GUID:fd95e766-79c7-4095-905d-262db3cc66d9
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Taylor Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 33' 42" N78° 27' 23" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Kimball Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 33' 15" N78° 26' 59" W2.0km (1.2 miles)
Burwell Prospect, Hamme Tungsten, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 32' 47" N78° 27' 16" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
J. A. Burwell Property, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 32' 46" N78° 27' 13" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Tungsten Queen Mine and plant (Hamme Mine; Haile Mines; Sneed-Walker), Tungsten, Hamme Tungsten Mining District, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 30' 54" N78° 28' 8" W5.4km (3.3 miles)
Tungsten, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 30' 50" N78° 28' 13" W5.5km (3.4 miles)
Townsville Township, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 30' 10" N78° 25' 35" W7.8km (4.8 miles)
Townsville, Townsville Township, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 29' 40" N78° 25' 24" W8.7km (5.4 miles)
Tippet prospect, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 28' 15" N78° 28' 39" W10.3km (6.4 miles)
Stith Mine (Moratock Copper; Old Sterling; English), Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 38' 44" N78° 20' 42" W14.4km (8.9 miles)
Crooked Run Quarry, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 24' 13" N78° 23' 56" W18.8km (11.7 miles)
Eureka Farm Occurrence, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA36° 37' 58" N78° 14' 11" W22.1km (13.8 miles)
Daniels Mountain deposit, Granville County, North Carolina, USA36° 25' 4" N78° 39' 54" W23.9km (14.8 miles)
Vulcan Materials Company, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 21' 55" N78° 21' 7" W24.4km (15.1 miles)
Greystone Quarry, Vance County, North Carolina, USA36° 21' 51" N78° 20' 56" W24.6km (15.3 miles)
Poole and Harris Prospect (Pool Prospect), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 34' 37" N78° 44' 42" W24.7km (15.3 miles)
Gill's Mountain Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 33' 45" N78° 44' 50" W24.8km (15.4 miles)
Red Bank Mine (Goldbank Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 35' 58" N78° 44' 42" W25.0km (15.5 miles)
Luce and Howard Mine (Tallyhill Mine; Howard Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 36' 5" N78° 44' 40" W25.0km (15.5 miles)
Pandora Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 37' 5" N78° 45' 7" W26.0km (16.2 miles)
High Hill Mine, High Hill, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 38' 0" N78° 45' 0" W26.2km (16.3 miles)
Morong Prospect (Mother Lode Prospect), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 35' 54" N78° 45' 46" W26.5km (16.5 miles)
Anaconda Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 33' 31" N78° 46' 5" W26.7km (16.6 miles)
Baynham Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 39' 1" N78° 45' 10" W27.1km (16.9 miles)
Cornfield Property (Cornfield Prospects), Granville County, North Carolina, USA36° 32' 14" N78° 46' 30" W27.5km (17.1 miles)
Dryburg Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 43' 14" N78° 42' 30" W27.6km (17.1 miles)
Blue Wing Mine (Royster Mine; Spring shaft), Virgilina District, Granville County, North Carolina, USA36° 31' 24" N78° 46' 27" W27.6km (17.2 miles)
Seaboard Mine (Seaboard Copper Company Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 35' 28" N78° 46' 37" W27.7km (17.2 miles)
Chappell Prospect (Chappel Prospect), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA36° 40' 17" N78° 45' 0" W27.8km (17.3 miles)
Pannebaker Prospects, Granville County, North Carolina, USA36° 30' 45" N78° 46' 35" W28.1km (17.4 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Carolinia Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Virginia, USAState
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USACounty
 
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