Nike Missile Site

Nike Missile Site is a historic site in Hampton, Virginia. Nike Missile Site is situated near the sports venue Police Firing Range, as well as near the police station Hampton Police Training Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Air Power Park and Hampton National Guard Armory.

Air Power Park

Park

Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.

The Air Power Park is an outdoor, roadside museum in Hampton, Virginia which recognizes Hampton's role in America's early space exploration and aircraft testing. Air Power Park is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Nike Missile Site.

Hampton National Guard Armory

Historic building

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hampton National Guard Armory is a history military facility at 504 North King Street in Hampton, Virginia. A large brick building with Moderne styling, it was built in 1936 with funding support from the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, and is one of the few surviving armories built in the inter-war period in coastal Virginia. Hampton National Guard Armory is situated 1 mile southeast of Nike Missile Site.

Hampton Roads Transit

Bus station

Hampton Roads Transit is the regional public transit provider for Virginia's Hampton Roads metropolitan area, including the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and the town of Smithfield. Hampton Roads Transit is situated 1 mile southeast of Nike Missile Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Aberdeen Gardens.

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. Kecoughtan is situated 2 miles southeast of Nike Missile Site.

Aberdeen Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aberdeen Gardens is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia, United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation. Aberdeen Gardens is situated 2 miles west of Nike Missile Site.

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 2½ miles southeast of Nike Missile Site.

Nike Missile Site

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.04032° or 37° 2′ 25″ north

Longitude

-76.35987° or 76° 21′ 36″ west

Open location code

87952JRR+43

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2548133409

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights: Police Firing Range and Hampton Police Training Site.

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