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About Tappahannock, VA

Tappahannock is a small riverside town about 50 miles northeast of Richmond, sitting where US-17 and US-360 meet along the Rappahannock River. Most visitors arrive via US-360 from Richmond or US-301 from Northern Virginia. The town serves as Essex County's seat and features a historic 1848 courthouse with a distinctive clock tower that's been keeping time over the river for more than 170 years.

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Tappahannock, VA is in United States, at 37.919, -76.867 - about 12 km south-west of Warsaw, VA.

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The closest airport to Tappahannock, VA is Richmond International Airport, 76 km (about 1 h 9 min by car).

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