First Landing National Memorial

First Landing National Memorial is a memorial in , . First Landing National Memorial is situated nearby to the bridge , as well as near .
  • Type: Memorial
  • Also known as: “Cape Henry Memorial Cross”
  • Inscription: “Here at Cape Henry first landed in America, upon 26 April 1607, those English colonists who, upon 13 May 1607, established at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English colony in America....”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Cape Henry Lighthouse and Cape Henry Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 830 feet south of First Landing National Memorial.

Lighthouse
Photo: PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 770 feet southeast of First Landing National Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seatack and Chesapeake Beach.

Locality
, Virginia is a historic neighborhood and community borough of , 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. is situated 6 miles south of First Landing National Memorial.

Neighborhood
Chic's Beach, also known as or Chick's Beach, is a small beach in a residential neighborhood running on the east and west sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in , United States. is situated 6 miles west of First Landing National Memorial.

First Landing National Memorial

Latitude
36.92801° or 36° 55′ 41″ north
Longitude
-76.00885° or 76° 0′ 32″ west
Inception
1935
Open location code
8785WXHR+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9229862098
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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Highlights include Battle of the Virginia Capes Overlook and O’Keefe’s Overlook.

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