Thimble Lighthouse
Thimble Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, north of the Hampton Roads channel. The third light at this location, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.- Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Thimble Shoal Light”“Thimble Shoal Lighthouse”“Thimble Shoals lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckroe Beach and Fort Monroe.
Buckroe Beach
Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. Buckroe Beach is situated 3½ miles northwest of Thimble Lighthouse.
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe is a former military installation… Fort Monroe is situated 4 miles west of Thimble Lighthouse.
Ocean View
Suburb
Ocean View is a bayfront beach region in the… Ocean View is situated 4½ miles south of Thimble Lighthouse.
Thimble Lighthouse
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Latitude
37.01457° or 37° 0′ 52″ north
Longitude
-76.23997° or 76° 14′ 24″ west
Open location code
87952Q76+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Thimble Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “Phare de Thimble Shoal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buckroe Gardens and Chesapeake Heights.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Wildlife Observation Platform and Fort Monroe Fac 38.
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