Highland & Lansing Playground

Highland & Lansing Playground is a park in Portsmouth, Virginia. Highland & Lansing Playground is situated nearby to Prince of Peace Church, as well as near First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Wisconsin and Truxtun Historic District.

USS Wisconsin

Museum

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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 2½ miles northeast of Highland & Lansing Playground.

Truxtun Historic District

Protected area

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Truxtun Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 241 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Community Library

Museum

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Portsmouth Community Library, also known as the Portsmouth Colored Community Library, is a historic library building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 at 804 South Street. Portsmouth Community Library is situated 1 mile north of Highland & Lansing Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cradock Historic District and Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District.

Cradock Historic District

Quarter

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Cradock Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

Quarter

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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… Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of Highland & Lansing Playground.

Berkley

Suburb

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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. Berkley is situated 2 miles northeast of Highland & Lansing Playground.

Highland & Lansing Playground

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.81795° or 36° 49′ 5″ north

Longitude

-76.31759° or 76° 19′ 3″ west

Operator

Portsmouth Parks and Recreation

Open location code

8785RM9J+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 664699691

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prince of Peace Church and First Baptist Church of South Portsmouth.

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