Hampton National Cemetery
Hampton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 30,000 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Hampton, Virginia, USA
- Address: 1 Cemetery Road, Hampton, VA 23669
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampton Convocation Center and Hampton University Museum.
Hampton Convocation Center
Stadium
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Hampton Convocation Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1993 and is home to the Hampton University Pirates basketball team. Hampton Convocation Center is situated 1,100 feet east of Hampton National Cemetery.
Hampton University Museum
Museum
Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University, the Hampton University Museum is the oldest African-American museum in the United States and the oldest museum in Virginia. Hampton University Museum is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Hampton National Cemetery.
Virginia Air and Space Science Center
Museum
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in Hampton, Virginia that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. Virginia Air and Space Science Center is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Hampton National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoebus and Kecoughtan.
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.
Kecoughtan
Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, Kecoughtan was the name of the settlement now known as Hampton, Virginia. In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927.
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 1½ miles southeast of Hampton National Cemetery.
Hampton National Cemetery
- Categories: United States national cemetery and burial
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.01944° or 37° 1′ 10″ northLongitude
-76.33479° or 76° 20′ 5″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87952M98+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 227606997OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Hampton National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de Hampton”
- French: “Cimetière national de Hampton”
- Slovenian: “Hampton National Cemetery”
- Spanish: “cementerio nacional de Hampton”
- Spanish: “Cementerio nacional de Hampton”
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