British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse

British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse is a memorial in Virginia Beach, Virginia. British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse is situated nearby to the tourism office Cape Henry Lighthouses, as well as near Old Cape Henry Lighthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Cape Henry Lighthouse and Cape Henry Lighthouse.

Old Cape Henry Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cape Henry Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seatack.

Seatack

Locality

Seatack, Virginia is a historic neighborhood and community borough of Virginia Beach, Virginia, that was located in what used to be Princess Anne County, and is now part of the Oceanfront resort strip and adjacent area of the independent city of Virginia Beach. Seatack is situated 6 miles south of British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse.

British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “During the War of 1812, a British naval blockade along much of the U.S. East Coast disrupted foreign trade and interfered with commerce. On 4 Feb. 1813, the blockade was extended to the Chesapeake Bay. At that time, the light at the Cape Henry Lighthouse”
Category: historic site
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.92585° or 36° 55′ 33″ north

Longitude

-76.00764° or 76° 0′ 28″ west

Open location code

8785WXGR+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9194661467

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cape Henry Lighthouses and Fort Story Post Office.

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