Willoughby Spit
Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the Chesapeake Bay to the north, the James River to the west, and Willoughby Bay to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia
- Also known as: “Willoughby’s Spit”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean View and Fort Monroe.
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 2 miles southeast of Willoughby Spit.
Fort Monroe
Quarter
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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 3 miles northwest of Willoughby Spit.
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 4 miles northwest of Willoughby Spit.
Willoughby Spit
- Categories: landform and neighborhood
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Willoughby Spit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Willoughby Spit”
- French: “Willoughby Spit”
- Italian: “Willoughby Spit”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Willoughby Beach and Willoughby Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Captains Quarters Nature Center and Park and Willoughby Harbor Marina.
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