Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach

Name: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Virginia Beach, United States

#60 among attractions in Virginia Beach

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Virginia is located in the independent city of Virginia Beach. Established in 1938 in an isolated portion of the former Princess Anne County, it is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The administrative office is located on Sandbridge Road at Sigma between Lago Mar and Sandbridge Beach. The Visitor Contact Center is accessed via Sandpiper Road from the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, which is the southernmost area of development on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia. ()

Established: 1938 (86 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 36°39'7"N, 75°56'15"W

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Military Aviation Museum, Pungo, False Cape State Park.

5.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach
137 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Virginia Beach, the Military Aviation Museum is a treasure trove for those fascinated by the history of flight and wartime aircraft. This museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of warbirds in flying condition from the First...
6.6 miNW
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Pungo, Virginia Beach
169 min walk • Pungo is a rural community located in the southern part of the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia and was one of the seven original boroughs when the City of Virginia Beach was created in 1963.
5.2 miSE
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False Cape State Park, Virginia Beach
133 min walk • False Cape State Park is a 4,321-acre state park located on the Currituck Banks Peninsula, a one-mile-wide barrier spit between the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, within the city of Virginia Beach, adjacent to the state border with North Carolina, and just north of Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach

Pungo, Virginia Beach

False Cape State Park, Virginia Beach