Portsmouth

Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Wisconsin and Chrysler Museum of Art.

USS Wisconsin

Museum

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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Chrysler Museum of Art

Museum

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The Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Nauticus

Museum

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Nauticus is a maritime-themed science center and museum located on the downtown waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, also known as the National Maritime Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norfolk and Berkley.

Norfolk

Photo: UED77, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Norfolk is in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is a port city with a large Navy and shipping presence. But it is also known as a major cultural center, with world-class museums, opera, symphony, ballet and a vibrant arts community.

Berkley

Suburb

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Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.

Portsmouth

Also known as: “City of Portsmouth”
Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.8365° or 36° 50′ 11″ north

Longitude

-76.308° or 76° 18′ 29″ west

Population

97,900

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

8785RMPR+HR

GeoNames ID

4780019

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Portsmouth” goes by many names.

French: “Ville de Portsmouth”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Portsmouth Health Center and Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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