Jamestown
USA · Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S. (May 14, 1607 N.S.). It followed earlier, failed English colonization attempts, including the 1585 Roanoke Colony.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Virginia
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 37.22° N, 76.75° W
Near Jamestown
- Williamsburg · 7 km away
- Norfolk · 58 km away
- Richmond · 71 km away
- Virginia Beach · 79 km away
- Fredericksburg · 136 km away
- Charlottesville · 177 km away
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