Fordham

Fordham is a quarter in Hampton, Virginia. Fordham is situated nearby to the neighborhood Chesapeake Heights, as well as near the suburb East Hampton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hampton Convocation Center and Virginia Air and Space Science Center.

Hampton Convocation Center

Stadium

Photo: Sixman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hampton Convocation Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1993 and is home to the Hampton University Pirates basketball team. Hampton Convocation Center is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fordham.

Virginia Air and Space Science Center

Museum

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. Virginia Air and Space Science Center is situated 2 miles southwest of Fordham.

Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia. Hampton University Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Fordham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckroe Beach and Phoebus.

Buckroe Beach

Suburb

Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Fort Monroe

Suburb

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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 2½ miles south of Fordham.

Fordham

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.03765° or 37° 2′ 16″ north

Longitude

-76.31411° or 76° 18′ 51″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87952MQP+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158349577

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

4759536

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