Chesapeake
Chesapeake is a town of 245,000 people in the Hampton Roads region of Eastern Virginia. Chesapeake is a diverse city in which a few urban areas are located; it also has many square miles of protected farmland, forests, and wetlands, including a substantial portion of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.Places of Interest
Highlights: Chesapeake Municipal Airport and Grassfield High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deep Creek.
Deep Creek
Suburb
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, Public domain.Chesapeake
- Also known as: “City of Chesapeake”
- Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.6877° or 36° 41′ 16″ north
Longitude
-76.3122° or 76° 18′ 44″ west
Population
222,000
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
8785MMQQ+34
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In Other Languages
“Chesapeake” goes by many names.
- French: “Ville de Chesapeake”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grassfield and Herberts Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Chesapeake Golf Club and Cahoon Plantation Golf Course.
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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Arlington.
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