Nike Missile Site

Nike Missile Site is a historic site in Hampton, Virginia. Nike Missile Site is situated nearby to the nature reserve Grandview Natural Preserve, as well as near Grunland Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fox Hill and Buckroe Beach.

Fox Hill

Suburb

Fox Hill once known as Rip Raps is an area within the eastern part of Hampton, Virginia. It is mostly a residential community with a few small businesses scattered throughout.

Buckroe Beach is a neighborhood in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. It lies just north of Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the oldest recreational areas in the state, it was long located in the former Elizabeth City County near the downtown area of the lost town of Phoebus prior to their consolidation with Hampton in 1952. Buckroe Beach is situated 3½ miles south 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 5 miles south 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

37.09113° or 37° 5′ 28″ north

Longitude

-76.28665° or 76° 17′ 12″ west

Open location code

87953PR7+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2548136508

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights include Grandview Natural Preserve and Grunland Park.

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