Control Tower
Control Tower is a tower in Hampton, Virginia. Control Tower is situated nearby to Langley Hospital, as well as near General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Langley Speedway and Lunar Landing Research Facility.
Langley Speedway
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Langley Speedway is a race track located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Langley Speedway is a paved short track measuring 0.400 mi in length. It is one of the flattest tracks in the region with only six degrees of banking in the corners and two degrees of banking on the straights. Langley Speedway is situated 1½ miles west of Control Tower.
Lunar Landing Research Facility
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Lunar Landing Research Facility was an area at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia that was used to simulate Apollo Moon landings with a mock Lunar Module powered by a small rocket motor suspended from a crane over a simulated lunar landscape. Lunar Landing Research Facility is situated 2½ miles northwest of Control Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Hill and Poquoson.
Fox Hill
Suburb
Fox Hill once known as Rip Raps is an area within the eastern part of Hampton, Virginia. It is mostly a residential community with a few small businesses scattered throughout. Fox Hill is situated 3½ miles east of Control Tower.
Poquoson
Town
Photo: Chrisfortier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poquoson, informally known as Bull Island, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,460. Poquoson is situated 3½ miles northwest of Control Tower.
Aberdeen Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberdeen Gardens is a national historic district located at Hampton, Virginia, United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by Hampton University under New Deal legislation. Aberdeen Gardens is situated 4 miles southwest of Control Tower.
Control Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Hampton, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.07846° or 37° 4′ 43″ northLongitude
-76.3576° or 76° 21′ 27″ westOpen location code
87953JHR+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 343819777OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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