Hampton Bar Light
Hampton Bar Light is in Hampton, Virginia. Hampton Bar Light is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kecoughtan, as well as near the quarter Fort Monroe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Point Light and Virginia Air and Space Science Center.
Old Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. Old Point Light is situated 2 miles east of Hampton Bar Light.
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 2½ miles north of Hampton Bar Light.
Herbert House
Historic house
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herbert House is a historic plantation home located at Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1753 on the point of land where the Hampton River meets Sunset Creek near Hampton Roads, and is a two-story, U-shaped, brick and frame Georgian style dwelling. Herbert House is situated 2 miles north of Hampton Bar Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Fort Monroe.
Kecoughtan
Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927. Kecoughtan is situated 1½ miles north of Hampton Bar Light.
Fort Monroe
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2 miles northeast of Hampton Bar Light.
Phoebus
Suburb
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles northeast of Hampton Bar Light.
Hampton Bar Light
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.9907° or 36° 59′ 27″ northLongitude
-76.33994° or 76° 20′ 24″ westOpen location code
8785XMR6+72GeoNames ID
4762897
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