Chesapeake Gardens

Chesapeake Gardens is a residential area in Hampton, Virginia. Chesapeake Gardens is situated near Lacrosse Memorial Presbyerian Church, as well as near the motorhome stopover Bayside Mobile Home Village.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hampton Convocation Center and Hampton University Museum.

Hampton Convocation Center

Stadium

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Hampton Convocation Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. It was built in 1993 and is home to the Hampton University Pirates basketball team. Hampton Convocation Center is situated 2 miles southwest of Chesapeake Gardens.

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 2½ miles southwest of Chesapeake Gardens.

Quarters 1

Historic building

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Quarters 1, also known as Building 1, is a historic officer's quarters located at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. The original section was built in 1819, and consists of a three-story, central block, double pile residence with flanking, two-story wings in the Federal style. Quarters 1 is situated 2½ miles south of Chesapeake Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckroe Beach and Phoebus.

Buckroe Beach

Suburb

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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.

Phoebus

Suburb

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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 2 miles southwest of Chesapeake Gardens.

Fort Monroe

Suburb

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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 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 2½ miles south of Chesapeake Gardens.

Chesapeake Gardens

Type: Residential area
Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.03832° or 37° 2′ 18″ north

Longitude

-76.30143° or 76° 18′ 5″ west

Open location code

87952MQX+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1192711003

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lacrosse Memorial Presbyerian Church and Bayside Mobile Home Village.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chesapeake Heights and Beach Walk.

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