Wallops Island

Wallops Island is a six-square-mile for rocket launching facilities. The island is used primarily for the , including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, although the name also refers to the peninsula area surrounding the island for the purpose of mailing addresses.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Accomack County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Wallop’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wallops Beach and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0.

Beach
Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Industrial building
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is a commercial… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wallops Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wishart and Atlantic.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wallops Island.

Village
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , United States. is situated 4 miles northwest of Wallops Island.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 5 miles northwest of Wallops Island.

Wallops Island

Latitude
37.85318° or 37° 51′ 11″ north
Longitude
-75.47409° or 75° 28′ 27″ west
Population
434
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
8796VG3G+79
Geo­Names ID
4792009
Wiki­data ID
Q2110026
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Wallops Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة والوبس”
  • Cebuano: “Wallops Island”
  • Chinese: “瓦勒普斯岛”
  • Czech: “Wallops Island”
  • Dutch: “Wallops Island”
  • French: “île de Wallops”
  • French: “Île de Wallops”
  • German: “Wallops Island”
  • Hebrew: “וולופס איילנד”
  • Italian: “isola di Wallops”
  • Italian: “Isola di Wallops”
  • Japanese: “ワロップス島”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Wallops”
  • Portuguese: “Wallops Island”
  • Slovenian: “Wallops Island”
  • Spanish: “Wallops Island”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Oaks and Persimmon Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility and Bogues Bay.

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