Marine Point
Marine Point is a park in Hampton, Virginia. Marine Point is situated nearby to the marina Bluewater Yachting Center, as well as near the historic house Herbert House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampton University Museum and Herbert House.
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 1,300 feet north of Marine Point.
Herbert House
Historic house
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herbert House is a historic plantation home located at Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1753 on the point of land where the Hampton River meets Sunset Creek near Hampton Roads, and is a two-story, U-shaped, brick and frame Georgian style dwelling. Herbert House is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Marine Point.
Hampton National Cemetery
Cemetery
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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. Hampton National Cemetery is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Marine Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.
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.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Marine Point.
Marine Point
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.01761° or 37° 1′ 3″ northLongitude
-76.33934° or 76° 20′ 22″ westOpen location code
87952M96+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 3327772152OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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