Buckroe Beach
Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the oldest recreational areas in the state, it was long located in the former Elizabeth City County near the downtown area of the lost town of Phoebus prior to their consolidation with Hampton in 1952.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Hampton, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Buck Roe”, “Buck Row”, and “Buckroe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kecoughtan High School and American Theater.
Kecoughtan High School
School
Kecoughtan High School is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. The current grades offered are 9–12. Kecoughtan High School is one of four high schools located in the Hampton City Public School District. Kecoughtan High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Buckroe Beach.
American Theater
Building
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American Theater is a building, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Buckroe Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoebus and Fox Hill.
Phoebus
Suburb
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Phoebus is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of Hampton, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus, who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News. Phoebus is situated 2½ miles southwest of Buckroe Beach.
Fox Hill
Suburb
Fox Hill once known as Rip Raps is an area within the eastern part of Hampton, Virginia. It is mostly a residential community with a few small businesses scattered throughout. Fox Hill is situated 2½ miles north of Buckroe Beach.
Fort Monroe
Quarter
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Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton as the Fort Monroe National Monument. Fort Monroe is situated 3 miles south of Buckroe Beach.
Buckroe Beach
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.04293° or 37° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
-76.29328° or 76° 17′ 36″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87952PV4+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 157568738OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Buckroe Beach” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴克罗海滩”
- French: “hampton beach”
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