Craney Island
Craney Island is in Portsmouth, Virginia. Craney Island is situated nearby to Crawford Levee Park, as well as near the quarter Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Wisconsin and United States lightship Portsmouth.
USS Wisconsin
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Wisconsin is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Craney Island.
United States lightship Portsmouth
Museum
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. United States lightship Portsmouth is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Craney Island.
Commodore Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Commodore Theatre is an historic movie theater located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 in the Streamline Art Deco style, and originally sat 1,000 people. Commodore Theatre is situated 2,000 feet south of Craney Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District and Berkley.
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District
Quarter
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek…
Berkley
Suburb
Photo: Jmarian7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.
Norfolk
Photo: UED77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norfolk is in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is a port city with a large Navy and shipping presence. But it is also known as a major cultural center, with world-class museums, opera, symphony, ballet and a vibrant arts community.
Craney Island
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.84046° or 36° 50′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.30114° or 76° 18′ 4″ westOperator
Path of History, Portsmouth, VAOpen location code
8785RMRX+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6029247772OpenStreetMap feature
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