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Fort Wool

#6343 among destinations in the United States

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Built: 1818 (207 years ago)Coordinates: 36°59'4"N, 76°18'9"W
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VirginiaUnited States

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Fort Wool – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort Light, Fort Algernon, Old Point Comfort.

  • fort monroe hampton1.3 miN
    History museum, Forts and castles

    Fort Monroe, Hampton

    33 min walk • Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.

  • old point comfort light hampton1.2 miN
    Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

    Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton

    31 min walk • Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • fort algernon hampton location map
    1.3 miN
    Forts and castles

    Fort Algernon, Hampton

    33 min walk • Fort Algernon was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe was built there beginning in the 1830s.

  • old point comfort hampton location map
    1.2 miNW
    Neighbourhood

    Old Point Comfort, Hampton

    31 min walk • Old Point Comfort is a point of land located in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. Previously known as Point Comfort, it lies at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the United States.

  • willoughby spit norfolk location map
    1.6 miSE
    Beach

    Willoughby Spit, Norfolk

    42 min walk • Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the Chesapeake Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and Willoughby Bay to the south.

Where to next? Visit virginia Virginia region page or discover the top tourist attractions in United States.

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