Thimble Shoal
Thimble Shoal is a bar in Norfolk, Virginia. Thimble Shoal is situated nearby to the suburb Buckroe Beach, as well as near the hamlet Buckroe Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thimble Lighthouse.
Thimble Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Thimble Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay, north of the Hampton Roads channel. The third light at this location, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckroe Beach and Ocean View.
Buckroe Beach
Suburb
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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. Buckroe Beach is situated 6 km northwest of Thimble Shoal.
Ocean View
Suburb
Ocean View is a bayfront beach region in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It has several miles of shoreline on the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay, starting at the Willoughby Spit to the west and ending at the Little Creek… Ocean View is situated 7 km south of Thimble Shoal.
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 7 km west of Thimble Shoal.
Thimble Shoal
- Type: Bar
- Category: landform
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.01449° or 37° 0′ 52″ northLongitude
-76.23986° or 76° 14′ 24″ westOpen location code
87952Q76+Q3GeoNames ID
4789274
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